Statistics show* that people with one buy-to-let property tend to have the lowest property yields of all investor types. These are typically “accidental landlords”: people who are renting out a property through circumstance rather than...
I know that we’re not the only ones for whom trips to the dump have been one of the highlights of lockdown. I know because a few weekends ago as we were gleefully loading...
A couple of weeks ago I texted my boss to say I was struggling to cope and needed to speak to her. I hadn’t been able to stop crying that morning as I thought...
I’ve had a Natwest bank account since I was six. At the time they gave you a new piggy bank with every £25 you saved – anyone remember those? I liked having the same...
If you are new to investing and would like to start in an ethical way, or if you are looking for ethical options to add to your portfolio, this series will hopefully help. I...
I’ve been curious about Costco for a while as we are still looking for ways to save on our food and household variable costs. Some of the US FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) gurus...
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I’ve been investing using Interactive Investor (ii) since I started investing four years ago. I opened a Stocks and Shares ISA on the platform because I wanted to use a low-cost “Do-it-yourself” platform and...
February was another tough month. The kids were at home as their nursery was still closed for lockdown so we were both trying to keep up our full time jobs while also looking after...
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