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Loadsamoney? #financefriday
Read more: Loadsamoney? #financefridayI’m listening to the Martin Lewis podcast, which is useful and he is talking about ISAs. You can save in an ISA, of course, and save on paying tax. I see it as a bit of a gimmick. Why can’t all savings and investment income be tax-free? Not everyone has 20 K to invest every…
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Anyway… #ramble
Read more: Anyway… #rambleWhen I moved this blog to WordPress I had a clear plan to write about photography on Tuesday, finance on Friday and do a rambling post on Sunday. It is over a week since I posted anything, so despite not being one of my designated days, I decided to do a post. I run the…
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Thrifty & Frugal. #ramble
Read more: Thrifty & Frugal. #rambleIt’s Sunday morning, and so, as always, I’ll share my thoughts with you. Today, I have decided to write this post using Word, and I’ll copy and paste it! I also have Grammarly connected to Word, which will make it easier. This week was a bit strange with uncertainty in the stock markets following the…
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Contagion and opportunities. #financefriday
Read more: Contagion and opportunities. #financefridayYesterday, banking stocks plunged in the US following problems at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Contagion caused share prices of other banks to fall as investors worried whether other banks were vulnerable to the same problems as SVB. Sentiment caused stocks to crash across America, spreading to the rest of the world. Today UK banking stocks…
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Positive and lateral thinking. #ramble
Read more: Positive and lateral thinking. #rambleIt’s Sunday morning and so as always I’ll ramble and share my thoughts with you. As I write this, the alarm on my smart meter is sounding to tell me I’m using more gas and electricity than usual. The temperature outside is only 3C and I have just heard my boiler fire up. I like…
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Money saving ideas. #financefriday
Read more: Money saving ideas. #financefridayI’m always interested in saving money and increasing my discretionary income. I bought six bottles of wine from Asda this week to get the 25% off! I like good food as well so I went on the BBC good food website and learned a bit about cooking by braising. I might have a go at…
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Ideas for the future #ramble
Read more: Ideas for the future #rambleI’m having one of those days today. Can I write a post without making a mess of it? I usually ramble on a Sunday writing about whatever is on my mind. Last week, I caught that norovirus which was most unpleasant. My digestive system still isn’t back to normal. I was supposed to take my…
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Investing ideas in a high inflation economy. #financefriday
Read more: Investing ideas in a high inflation economy. #financefridayBanks have always been mean when setting interest rates for savers. Inflation is running at over 10% and savers are lucky to get 3% on their savings. House prices are going up at over 10% yet mortgage payers pay a fraction of that rate on their mortgages. Banks make money on loans and mortgages so…
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From winter to spring. #ramble
Read more: From winter to spring. #rambleI’m late writing my Sunday ramble. I’m not well today, but I must keep my mind occupied. I’ve been putting carnival pictures into our history group on Facebook. I put a lot of black and white pictures on, so a day of colourful carnival pictures brightens things up! February is always a month when people…