Another month is over and I’ve had a few minutes on a Sunday morning to work out how things have gone for the month. Things are looking ok but could do better. Advertisements
Monthly Archives: September 2018
One week to go!
If it appears that Gentleman’s Family Finance has been a bit quiet recently, it’s because we are now around a week away from the due date of the latest arrival to the family, hopefully a healthy, happy baby Girl.
AirBnB part 3
Just a quick update on our AirBnB antics – but first let me set the scene: The Lady and Master (wife and kid) are upstairs and I’m using the toilet when suddenly the doorbell rings – DING DONG
Family (activity) Planning
Here is a picture of the Gentleman’s Family straight from the family album – the boys are the ones with a scrotum for chins. You should take family planning seriously!
The public just don’t get it
I read through an article on the daily mail website about the Escape Artist and the tone and comments really opened my eyes.
V&A Dundee: Urban Regeneration in action
This weekend sees the opening of the V&A Design Museum in Dundee. It’s an exciting time for the city and it marks the transformation of the city from a post industrial wasteland to a modern hip city that is on the up!
New Government Ideas: Help to Save
The government has today announced a roll out of a scheme called Help to Save. Only open to those lucky enough to be in working tax credit or universal credit.
House Hacking: AirBnB (part2)
Just a very quick update: So far AirBnB is going well. We’ve had a number of requests and had to decline people who wanted to stay. A family wanted to stay for a week! Which is a bit much. We have a pair of French students staying here and another student coming next week as […]
AirBnB and Me (part 1)
After a bit of humming and having, we have finally put our front room / spare bedroom on AirBnB to help our finances and to to generally make my 9 month pregnant wife’s life a bit more stressful
FIRE vs. Pension
How should you fund Early Retirement? Save after-tax money now or put it in a pension to be accessed when you are 58+ with tax advantages? It’s a tough choice and one that I’m struggling with.
