House & home
When to stop making mortgage overpayments and invest your savings elsewhere
For a long time I’ve been trying to understand when it makes most financial sense to stop making mortgage overpayments and invest your savings elsewhere.
Investing
How to tidy up your old pensions painlessly and for free
I first heard of PensionBee on social media and, I must admit, I initially ignored. But when I changed job and signed up for my pension I realised I would get yet another pension provider!
Investing
How much should I save every month?
I’ve been asking how much I should save every month for a long time and I must admit that when I was younger my answer was simply ‘whatever is left over at the end of the month’.
Investing
The mindless margin: financial lessons from Mindless Eating
Why does a person eat a chocolate bar when they are not really hungry? Why does someone spend £5 on a gadget they will never look at or use again? A chocolate bar or £5 are small things, but on a longer period of time they do add up. How can we improve our micro-behaviour?
Investing
How to invest in sustainable resources (like Leonardo DiCaprio)
Have you ever wanted to invest your money in companies that make a difference to the environment – but didn’t know how? Leonardo DiCaprio showed us how large investors do it with his DivestInvest campaign – but how can we all actually do it?
Family
How I’m investing for my daughter – 2018
As my daughter just turned one, I’ve been reflecting on her first year and wondering what the future will bring for her and how we as parents can help and support her.