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Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Adam Piplica who is a financial planning professional, the guy behind the Magical Penny and the organiser of Money Life LIVE: a personal finance event with a big heart where I’ll be talking this coming Saturday. Money Life Live will take place in York….
The Christmas tree is up. The house is warm and cosy. Tonight, John and I had ‘the chat about the turkey’. You know, the one that goes like that: ‘John, are we having turkey for Christmas?’ ‘I don’t know; how about having chicken?’ ‘Let’s have turkey. We did cook it…
I must admit I tend to be a domestic pedant, and prolific in reminding people of things like; not leaving sharp knives on the edges of work surfaces, and to use less heating and lighting where possible. Now my pedantry is more focused on the expensive nature of things we…
The economic downturn has led to more people keeping a closer eye on their finances. Impulse buys are becoming less and less common. It’s not just one-off luxury purchases that consumers are avoiding; many are also trying to make savings on anything from everyday essentials to their monthly household bills….
All you have to do is to take the quiz Barclaycard and researchers from the University of Brunel have developed. This will ask you to answer few questions and will place you in one of four ‘shopping tribes’. Oh, and don’t believe the bubble saying ‘It takes 60 seconds to…
Editor’s note: MoneySuperMarket have done some interesting research on the spending about which we choose not to tell our partners and spouses. This spending often leads to debt which make things so much worse between couples. With Christmas approaching, I thought that publishing this press release may serve as a…
Sometimes we are persuaded to do things ourselves and there is merit in that. I have every admiration for people who can spend their time plastering and building, wiring and plumbing not to mention gardening. Our German friend, who lives in the UK, tells us that in Germany, you are…
Some 20 years ago I took a severence deal to leave my job in the nuclear utility where I had worked for some 20 years. It was really a no-brainer because the alternative was to spend days away from home, my new wife and kids and hours each way on…
What a day! I woke up with a knot in my belly – full of expectation and worried that The Money Principle is still too young and too small to be a finalist in the Personal Finance Olympics at GoBankingRates. At 19.30 local time (I am in Sofia, remember) I…
Yeah, it seems I am getting a taste for competitions lately. And yes, my readers, I do realise that I may be trespassing on your good will, and this message may be stretching the boundaries of dignified self-promotion, but I need one more push so hoping you all feel generous….
I am really excited – Money for all seasons, The Money Principle is taking article in Tour de Personal Finance over at My Personal Finance Journey, is in the final sprint. Having won against one of my favourite bloggers – Kylie Ofiu – in the final we are competing against…
On March 8, International Women’s Day, I asked my 11 year old son what shall I write that is about money and women. His reply really surprised me; he said: ‘Mum, write about how men earn all the money so women can spend it.’ Now, where did this come from?…