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The young are already rich

The young are already rich

A couple of weeks ago while mindlessly scrolling through the usual motivational poster type rubbish which frequently fills my Facebook news feed I spotted one which actually made me stop and think. I can’t remember the exact wording but it went something along the lines of: Warren Buffett (86) is the worlds most successful investors with a networth of billions of dollars, and yet would you swap places with him? Billions of dollars? Sign me up! But at 86 years…

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November 2016 Income/Expenses

November 2016 Income/Expenses

My motorbike died a couple of days ago so I’ve been distracted with that resulting in being late for this month’s Income/Expenses! November was going okay for me up until the ride home on Thursday when my bike lost all power and came to a stop by the side of a busy road. I pushed it to a nearby carpark but couldn’t get it started. Called the breakdown recovery company and after 3(!) hours of being sat out in the…

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August 2016 Income/Expenses

August 2016 Income/Expenses

It was payday on Thursday so we are late for the Income/Expenses! August was a really quiet month for me. I worked the 9-5, bet in the evenings and didn’t really do a whole lot else. We go the first part of our Honeymoon booked which will be 3 weeks in Orlando in April/May. Originally we were going to do an epic 2 month trip across the states including 3 weeks in Florida however it worked out much cheaper to…

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Matched Betting Q&A #2 – Join us Live!

Matched Betting Q&A #2 – Join us Live!

Following from our hilarious fail at producing a slick Q&A video last time; Huw and I thought it would be good punishment to attempt it again! Huw is collecting questions in advance and you’re invited to join us live on the call. What will we cover? It’s down to you! We plan on answering your questions live this Sunday. This post is designed to trigger your questions. So, what do you want to know? What are your biggest concerns about…

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The easiest way to keep up with blog posts – Blogtrottr

The easiest way to keep up with blog posts – Blogtrottr

If you’re anything like me, you will have a large network of blogs you read either regularly or occasionally. I love following other people’s blogs as it gives an insight into the different parts of the journey to Financial Independence while providing a wealth of tried and tested methods to achieve it.  Sometimes however it can be difficult to keep up with multiple blogs, especially if you’re using the old fashioned Bookmarking method. Back when I first started reading blogs…

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The Top Ten Downsides of Financial Independence & Early Retirement

The Top Ten Downsides of Financial Independence & Early Retirement

A regular reader of this site;  Jim took the FIRE exit in January 2015 at the age of 51, a situation somewhat planned for, but in reality an issue forced through departing from his employer. Although Financial Independence had been a partly considered and achieved objective, no real plan had been put in place for what to do with the Retiring Early part of the FIRE equation. Thus, following thirty years of moaning about work, he now has time to…

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The new ERGs Forum!

The new ERGs Forum!

Following much positive feedback here and elsewhere relating to starting a more UK focused early retirement/personal finance forums, I’m pleased to announce the opening of the EarlyRetirementGuys forum! http://www.forum.earlyretirementguy.com Please do go over, take a look around, signup for an account and contribute to the conversation. I’m always open to suggestions and feedback so get in touch if you’ve any comments. Hopefully this can be a further step in prompting and expanding the UK Early Retirement community

An alternative to Pension Wise

An alternative to Pension Wise

Below is a post I was asked to host as part of a campaign to encourage people approaching retirement to seek independant financial advice. While I havn’t used the service myself, I do strongly recommend everyone seeks professional advice if you are at all unsure about what to do with your pension investments. An alternative to Pension Wise – My Retirement Options launch retirement planner offering independent financial advice With the introduction of the new pension freedoms – offering retirees…

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Why do personally tailored annuity rates matter?

Why do personally tailored annuity rates matter?

Despite their bad press recently, annuities still remain the firm favourite for a majority of new retirees.. and with good reason. They offer the security of a fixed income for life and with the ability to match inflation and/or offer spouse support. However many people are simply purchasing an annuity from their pension provider without comparing the market to find the best rate, potentially losing them tens of thousands of pounds. I’ve asked Ryan from Compare Annuity to give us…

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How to block referral spam to your blog

How to block referral spam to your blog

I don’t know about my other fellow bloggers out there but over the past month or so I’ve seen a huge increase in referral spams hits on the site. If you’re experiencing a similar problem there are steps you can (and should) take to limit the impact on your site.   What is referral spam? Quite simply; these are website hits you’re recieving coming from various referral sites. Typically referrals are a good thing as it means someone else has…

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