2017 – Half Year Checkpoint

Goodness. 2017 is half over. How did that happen? Time for my 2017 Half Year Checkpoint. I started 2017 with some Big Dreams  and I reported progress at the end of March 2017 So how are we getting on now? Increase Net Worth by 10-11% Our net worth has increased by 4.64% for the half year. Not… Continue reading 2017 – Half Year Checkpoint

Our Drawdown Strategy

We are already retired, so maybe it’s a bit late to be talking about our Drawdown Strategy. But the answer is, if we had not had a Drawdown strategy then we would have been foolish to retire. Retirement Money Strategy When we did the initial sums for early retirement about 8-10 years ago, we had… Continue reading Our Drawdown Strategy

June – 10 Money Saving Tips

For those of you who live in the Northern Hemisphere, June is usually a lovely month. Here in Scotland, It is a month of long days and short nights. Just at the minute it is getting dark after 10pm and dawn around 4am. The dawn chorus does a very good job of waking me up,… Continue reading June – 10 Money Saving Tips

Moving from Procrastination to Time Management

  Procrastination is the name of the game. I am amazed to think of the amount of work I used to get through. One day’s work would keep me busy for a week today. E-mails were a drag on my life with literally hundreds coming in each day, of which only a fraction were important.… Continue reading Moving from Procrastination to Time Management

Today it was sunny

For those of you who don’t live in Scotland, you may not understand what a wonderful statement it is to say ‘today it was sunny’. For six months of the year, October to March, the hours of darkness far outweigh the hours of light. Frequently at midday on a February morning, we have the lights on,… Continue reading Today it was sunny

Asset Allocation?

Today’s post comes from Akash Sky, who blogs at www.Akashsky.com about investing and increasing his net worth to $99K. Disclaimer: This post does not constitute investment advice. It is for information purposes only. We recommend you take professional financial advice. Asset Allocation? Asset allocation is a fancy term to describe what investments you buy.  If you buy… Continue reading Asset Allocation?