Growing My Business
I doubled my workforce this morning when I took on my first ever employee. I’m going down the tried and tested capitalist route of growing my business via the energy and hard work of others. After years of working on my own, it will be nice to have some company, and to have someone to […]
How Big Should Your Emergency Fund Be
How big should your emergency fund be? An emergency fund is an amount of money that you put away for when a rainy day comes. Rainy days can come in an infinite variety – from the gearbox packing up on your car, to your roof leaking, or being made redundant – the list is endless. […]
How Safe Is My State Pension ?
How Safe Is My State Pension? Here in the UK we all contribute into a national insurance scheme which is designed to give us a basic state pension currently £144/week. ($200). The terms, conditions and payout of this pension scheme have been amended by every single government that I can remember and the UKs current […]
December Spending Plan
A little good news amongst all the personal gloom. I’ve managed to shave off £1,200 ($1950) off my credit card debts over the last 3 months and have shifted over £6,000 ($9,200) from high interest paying deals to 0% deals. Shifting these balances onto 0% rates means that more of the repayments I’m making are […]
PLAN
A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR LIFE "If you aim at nothing - you'll hit it every time" Zig Zigler Here at Get Rich With Me - we think that you don't build a house without a blueprint - so why do you think you can improve your financial health without a … [read more...]
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Inflation The Silent Thief
Inflation The Silent Thief I’m very pleased to share 2 items of news with you today. The first is that I have opened a savings account. Not a big deal for most people – but for me its the first account that I’ve ever opened that doesn’t come with a card or cheque book. The […]
How Big Should Your Emergency Fund Be
How big should your emergency fund be? An emergency fund is an amount of money that you put away for when a rainy day comes. Rainy days can come in an infinite variety – from the gearbox packing up on your car, to your roof leaking, or being made redundant – the list is endless. […]
Getting Organised
I think I’m having trouble getting organised. Trying to juggle running a business, a family, a blog, a side hustle and a very active social life has left me feeling rather frazzled recently. I’m beginning to question if I’m doing any of them particularly well? If spreading my attention in too many areas means that […]
Payday Pain
Fancy some payday pain? It seems as though taking out a payday loan can have long term repercussions on your personal finances. As well as having to pay eye wateringly high short term interest rates ( the highest I’ve seen is over 1750%pa) it seems as though there is now a long term sting […]
A Slow Progression
I’ve just had a re -read of some of my recent posts – oh dear – I didn’t realise what a miserable, ungrateful, grumpy old git I have become. Sorry for inflicting my navel gazing on you. Its a monday morning, and like every monday morning – its a bright new start to the working […]
My Frugal Friends
My Frugal Friends As well has having a frugal ride - I also have three very special frugal friends. Their names are Fryer, Roaster and Zinger. The lady below is called Fryer and she is the boss. We bought them as hatching eggs from Ebay – popped them into a polystyrene incubator and 3 weeks later […]
The Best Home For Your Savings
What is the best home for your savings ? Traditionally deposit and savings accounts have been the save haven of investors looking to preserve the value of their savings. However, with rates of inflation now higher than deposit account rates, savers are now losing the purchasing power of their money each day they leave it […]
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