How to Choose Investments
FOR beginners, the most difficult thing to do is decide where to invest their hard-earned cash. There are so many funds and stocks that it can be very confusing when starting out. I always...
Category: How to Retire Early
How to Retire Early – The Basics
PEOPLE always ask me how they can retire early and gain financial freedom. Well, this is a quick guide on how to kick-start your dream. Think of them as financial life hacks. I’ve been following these...
Cash Buffer Will Save You In Retirement
THE golden rule of retirement is: Don’t run out of money. In fact, it’s pretty much the only rule. You don’t want to be living off bread and water as you dodder along towards...
How to Retire Early on £20,000 a Year
THIS is my Optimistic Early Retirement Plan is for those people who think the sun always shines and their glass is always half full. It carries slightly more risk in the later years than...
I’ve Just Retired Early – Now What?
HEARTY congratulations are in order the minute you’ve got enough in the bank to retire early. For years you’ve cut spending while saving and investing the proceeds. It’s been a long journey but you’ve...
10 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make
I COULD write a book on the investing mistakes that people blunder into. But here are the ten worst ones that lead to losing money in the stockmarket. Make sure you avoid these traps and...
How to Set Up a Stocks and Shares ISA
WE were all beginners once, so this is a quick guide to opening a Stocks and Shares ISA. Getting started with investing can be daunting. The sheer amount of information available is overwhelming –...
The First Rule of Retiring Early
THE first rule of retiring early is: You don’t talk about retiring early. The second rule of retiring early is: You Do Not Talk About Retiring Early. I’m of course paraphrasing the famous quote...
Save Like a Pro – Pretend You’re a Business
THIS is one of the best bits of advice I was given when I started my journey to financial freedom. In simple terms, you run your life as if you were running a business....
My Early Retirement Plan
MY early retirement plan has evolved over the years but the goal remains the same – freedom from work. I think it’s important everyone sits down and works out just how much money they...
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