Best UK Savings Accounts February 2023
Are you looking for a place to park your cash and earn some interest on your savings? There are many options out there, each with their own set of pros and cons. In this article, we'll take a look at...
Increase Your Pension By £250k
I recently moved company, and received a significant pay-rise. I really did not like the amount of money that was going towards my student loan, and it was having a very limited impact on the overall balance (being eaten away...
Rent a Room Scheme / Tax Free Income
In May last year I wrote a blog about house hacking in the UK. It seems to been the most popular article on my site. I stopped "house hacking", around October 2021, when my cousin/lodger moved out of the house....
Bank of England – Base Rate to 1.75% – Best Savings Rates for UK Savers?
The BOE increased their interest rate this morning by a whopping 0.50% (well, more like 40% increase, the largest rise in 27 years). This was not much of a shock, and most commentators had expected exactly this. Potentially, there is...
BEST UK SAVINGS ACCOUNT 2022 – 1.5% – 5% Interest!
Chase recently launched a savings account that has got me all excited. The details are as follows: Interesting rate - 1.5% EASY ACCESS - This means you can add/withdraw whenever you want no penalties5% Interest on any money saved via...
Games Workshop – GAW – Dividend and Trading Update
Yesterday morning (24th of March 2022) games workshop share price rose around 11% at the peak. This was on a very brief trading update, that told the market the company had been trading in line with expectations. Despite the wider...
Rent a Room Scheme – House Hacking in the UK – My Experience
I posted about "house hacking" specifically focused on the UK in the middle of last year when my cousin moved into my house for 12 months. The results have been staggering, and a big contributor to my net worth increase...
Relapsing into Microcaps – Why I Bought $KNDX – Kondux Coin
Since my first adventures into Bitcoin in 2016, I have managed to win a little, and lose a little. I've been overly cautious with the timing of my selling in a market that rewards diamond hands (so long as you...
Three UK Data Shares I would hold for 10 years (or longer).
I was recently asked by a member of my family for some UK exposure to "data" companies. In the UK we have plenty of tech, especially those that are privately held, but not many "pure data" plays. However, there are...
Sunday Thoughts – 08/08/21 –
Just realised that the Beijing Olympics started on this day 13 years ago - man time fliesDoing some proper budgeting as I feel like I am behind on my finances at the moment, I've just realised £10 a day saved...