As the end of the tax year is only days away, now is the time that UK residents should be thinking about their ISA allowances. The 2012/2013 allowance for adults is £11,280 – up to half of which can be put into a cash ISA. I have previously discussed investment ISAs in greater depth, but [...]

Are you a visual person? I certainly am. My friend Elaine over at Mortgage Free in Three is a bit of a genius when it comes to designing Mind Maps. Companies pay her a lot of money to read business books and evaluate them in a diagrammatic map. When I was studying in my masters [...]

First time visiting the Change Your Life Series? No problem – catch up on the previous nine articles below:   Part 1 – Exercise Part 2 – Eating Healthily Part 3 – Get Knowledge Part 4 – Your Appearance Part 5 – Learn New Skills Part 6 – Fix Your Wardrobe Part 7 – Improve [...]

Savvyscot has had a new burst of life recently. Those of you who follow this blog regularly will know that I have been really busy this year, from getting married in Thailand to buying a house to going on honeymoon and then the excitement of the Olympics, but finally I have some time back! I [...]

Toastmasters is probably not the best choice of word for a speakers club in this day and age. When you say Toastmaster you see an image of very posh man in a red coat with a big sneering grin.  A bit like this: The truth of the matter is that Toastmasters is a fantastic global [...]

I am still alive. I have had the most craaazy weekend ever moving and don’t yet have internet in my new house. In the mean time, I am taking lots of pictures for everyone – including some of the controversial ‘credit-card furniture’ – Stay Tuned Everyone