I overheard a colleague today talking about the repair bill for his car “I’ve just paid off the holiday and this comes out of the blue! I cannae believe it”. Continue reading “There’s no such think as an out of the blue bill”
We’ve just booked our ski holiday for 2020 at a cost of £2,600. How does this stack up as far as frugality goes? Continue reading “Ski holiday 2020 booked! FIRE & Snow”
Here is a review of my 12 year experiment with Zopa; the good, the bad an the ugly. Continue reading “A 12 year review of Zopa”
Many in the FI community detest DEBT and I do see its uses but I don’t like how we actually use it. The worst situation to be in is to have someone wanting to borrow money from you – what should you do? Continue reading “Why lending to people who need to borrow is a bad idea”
Here’s how I saved over £100 on our car insurance. Think of it as a humble brag but it’s something that you can do too and start saving your own money! Continue reading “Cashback success: saving 30%/£100 on car insurance”
Last night I was walking around the neighbourhood on a warm summer’s evening. In part to give the Master and Little Lady some exercise and to give the Lady a few minutes of peace at home. In part to find some wild strawberries that grow near us. Nothing beats a bit of family foraging Continue reading “Wild Strawberries and Wild Gardens”
June was great! I had a great time and as a family we had some great adventures together!Our finances are looking good too!
One of the agreements that my good Lady wife and I had before deciding to have kids was that if she wasn’t drinking during the pregnancy then neither was I. A Faustian 6-pack you could say – babies really change your life (even if you are just the sperm donor) but since men have the easier job in the whole baby making process, it seemed fair. Continue reading “Booze and Babies”
Following on from two previous posts (1) (2) I’m glad to say that I was able to secure 100% of what I applied for. Continue reading “Green Money: Greencoat UK Wind: Share offer SUCCESS!”
Are you a customer of Hargreaves Lansdown? Happy with their customer service and glad that they save you big on Funds & Trusts? But now angry that you didn’t money out of Golden Boy Woodford?
