It’s election time in Scotland on Thursday and by the time you’ve read this the results may already be in. … More
Category: Government
Why 57 isn’t that far away
Retirement isn’t that far away but do you actually know what your pension age is and when that’ll be?
The Richest Country in the World: One Pay-check Away from Bankruptcy
There’s a lot going on in the world and it can seem like a very complex & challenging place at … More
How to Avoid the Child Benefit Trap
If you have kids and pay tax, be careful you don’t accidentally fall into the Child Benefit Trap. You could … More
Confusing Pension with Property
should you tap your #pension to buy #property ?
personally I think it’s a very bad sign of how house prices are out reach for too many and paying for it with your pension won’t solve that.
Child Benefit Payrise (now £35 per week!)
Amongst all the Coronavirus chaos, I’m sure that 90% of people missed out on the news that child benefit increased … More
Stamp Duty Cut Property Frenzy
Despite the perilous state of the economy and life itself, there seems to be crazy property boom around our parts … More
Marcus Rashford, free school meals, eye tests & government u-turns
Congratulations to Marcus Rashford for making the government change its stance over free school meals. It’s funny how easily the … More
We’re all going on a Mortgage Holiday
I decided to opt-in to the government’s mortgage holiday scheme. It’s just been extended for another 3 months meaning that … More
Budget 2020: expectation ruins the event
I had the rare opportunity this weekend to read the weekend papers and to have a look online at what … More
