Yesterday’s foray into stocks & shares mentioned that I had little experience in share dealing – I have done a few trades in the past, but two trades I did make taught me a useful lesson in stock market investing. Just under 6 years ago, I had a little more money at my disposal than […]
Month: January 2008
Low Cost Share Dealing For Novices
I don’t generally talk about or even spend much time thinking about buying and selling individual shares for a couple of reasons. Firstly, because I believe you should get the rest of your finances (debt, savings) in order before worrying about individual equities – and even then, there are less risky ways of investing in […]
Pensions vs Buy-To-Let
Plonkee has written a couple of brilliant articles this week comparing the pros and cons (and maths) of funding your retirement with a pension or buy-to-let properties. The maths is pretty complicated but also intriguing; in her calculations, the buy-to-let option comes out on top, although she concludes that the risk is naturally greater, and […]
It Pays To Watch: Your Thoughts
I managed to miss the first episode of Money Saving Expert (c) Martin Lewis’ new TV show on Five, It Pays To Watch. If you saw the programme, what were your thoughts on it? If you didn’t catch the first show, it’s on Wednesday’s at 7.30pm for the next few weeks.
More Thoughts On Unwanted Christmas Presents
As MoneyChangesThings pointed out on yesterday’s posts on what to do with unwanted Christmas presents, I forgot about regifting the presents. As they also pointed out, eBaying (or for that matter, any of these options) runs the risk of upsetting the gift givver if they find out, so it’s worth thinking whether it’s worth the […]
5 Ideas For Dealing With Unwanted Christmas Presents
It’s been a week since Christmas, and if you’ve ended up with a few presents that you’re not too keen on, do not need, or just plain want to get rid of, then you might be wondering what the best course of action is. Here are some ideas for dealing with unwanted Christmas presents: Bin […]
Happy New Year!
Here’s wishing you a happy and hopefully prosperous New Year! To all Money Watch readers, thanks for your support in 2007, and I hope to see you back here regularly in 2008. Rob. Photo by DOTW
Money Links For 31st Dec 2007
Links to other interesting money articles on 31st Dec 2007.