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Month: November 2014

November 2014 Income/Expenses

November 2014 Income/Expenses

It’s payday today which means the shops have been heaving and the pubs will be merry tonight. But more exciting than all of that is this month’s Income/Expenses! This past month has seen me start on my first semi-long term project at work. While this has meant an hour drive each way.. all of that is expensed by the company and so I’m not left out of pocket. Additionally I now have to begin picking my permanent company car which…

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Taxes Taxes Taxes

Taxes Taxes Taxes

The big news this week in the UK media has been the announcement from the Labour party that they will introduce a ‘Mansion Tax’ based upon the value of your home if it is worth more than their baseline of £2million. With the general election coming up next year, it’s interesting to see a party actually planning to raise new taxes rather than announce the usual vote swinging promise to lower them. Personally I’m in two minds about this form…

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We make our own luck

We make our own luck

Last week I had an old school friend who I hadn’t seen for the past year over for dinner. This was one of the friends I had had a house share with when I moved back to the UK and started working full time. We havn’t really seen each-other since I moved in with my girlfriend and bought a house together at the start of this year.  While it was good to see him again and catch up about how…

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No wonder the kids are screwed

No wonder the kids are screwed

Sitting on the train for the past few days commuting to a client site in Central London has given me plenty of time to browse the daily news articles for a healthy dose of doom n gloom. My current favorite is the Daily Mail, not for it’s journalistic ability.. but for the pure entertainment factor generated by the comments section. One mention of the EU and quickly thousands of comments appear shouting the praises of UKIP and how we’re about…

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October 2014 Income/Expenses

October 2014 Income/Expenses

It was payday yesterday which means I missed the regular slot for posting this! Apologies for that, however with the miracle of online banking I am still able to pull up all the records. This past month has seen me start a new job and become on of those commuters who sits in traffic for hours on end. Fortunately both the car and petrol are funded by my company so I’m not left out of pocket financially.  With all the…

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