A warning about those Revolute me links
Brace yourself for a bit of a long story. A few months ago, I was on a night out with a group of friends. When the bill came, one of the girls – someone I met for the first time […]
Now is a terrible time to merge your pensions
If you’re thinking about merging your pension pots – and there are some very good reasons for doing so – now is a terrible time to do it. This is because when you transfer one pension into another, it’s the […]
Are flats better for weathering a storm?
Last year, I wrote about window shopping for property. Like everyone else after three lockdowns, I was thinking about moving out to somewhere bigger for my next home. Somewhere with a garden so I can have barbecues and ideally somewhere […]
What I learned when the value of my LISA plummeted
This week, I’ve been watching with interest as the value of my LISA plummeted. It’s a portfolio of funds I’ve picked myself as a bit of an experiment as I wanted to see just how it would perform against a […]
The cost of convenience – and why sometimes it’s worth it
This week, Which? released a report on how much food deliveries costs on different apps compared to ordering directly from the seller. No surprises, the apps cost more. But what was surprising was how much more. In the case of […]
Will we return to a five-day office week?
The pandemic isn’t over yet but the director of a think tank proclaimed this week that there will be a “bounceback” of the old routine of five days in the office. Paul Swinney, director of policy and research at Centre […]