NOT another boring insurance post… time to learn what Professional Indemnity Insurance actually is… Am I the only one that finds all the different types of insurance confusing? You can get insurance for almost anything these days; phones, pet, health, home, possessions, cars, bike, travel, payment protection… the list goes on. If you are starting… Read more
Passive Income Series – Method 2: Income from Investing
You might have noticed that it’s been pretty quiet around SavvyScot over the last week or so. As I mentioned a few weeks back, I have been co-writing a book with a bunch of great financial bloggers and yesterday was the deadline! All my writing time has been dedicated to finishing the two chapters that… Read more
Combining Freelancing with Fitness
Freelancing certainly has its upsides: flexible hours, flexible working methods and the right to choose where you work and when. It’s not only bloggers and graphic designers either; 21st century communications make it possible for administrative and secretarial roles to be performed remotely as well. Increasingly, companies are creating more and more home-based roles for… Read more
The Life of a Safe Adrenaline Junkie
Adrenaline Junkie: Addicted to the Rush If you read SavvyScot regularly, you will know that I am a bit of an Adrenaline Junkie. That is, I like the feeling of being a little bit out of control and the idea of playing with danger. While I love the feeling that this brings, I would rather… Read more
3 Things to Consider Before Jumping on the Property Ladder
Housing: Something we all need, yet many can’t afford. Property is an area of investment that it is a little different to stocks and shares. No matter how the economy performs – regardless whether we are in a recession or not – housing will always be required. From an investors point of view, this is… Read more
3 Bad Habits That Blow Your Budget
We all have at least one bad habit. For me, it is nail biting. No matter how hard I try – including using ‘stop n grow’ and similar products – I just can’t seem to kick it! Each time that my hand goes near my mouth, my loved ones nag me not to.. especially Mrs… Read more
A Mobile Phone Dilemma
I make no secret about the fact that I love technology. As well as being an adrenaline junkie, I am a self-confessed geek! I work with Technology & have had a strong interest from a very young age. At about 8 years old I used all my persuasion skills to convince my Dad that we… Read more
7 Extreme Sports for the Cheap Adrenaline Junkie
Adrenaline junkies love extreme sports and there’s a good physiological reason for that. As far as extreme sports go, running with the bulls in Pamplona basically, physio-chemically speaking, does the same thing to your body that illicit drugs do – only with an added chance of death by bull. When you’re in dangerous situations, hormones… Read more
Sometimes Even the Best of Us Need Help
For many households around Britain, 2012 was not the most comfortable of years financially. With austerity measures, job cuts and the rising cost of living, many families were stretched to breaking point, trying to juggle dwindling income with increasing expenditure. And the bad news is that 2013 doesn’t look to be bringing any change to… Read more
10 Tips for Renovating Investment Property
So you’ve bought an investment property that needs some work done – what now? How do you make the most of your investment? Here are ten things to consider when planning your renovations: Check your figures Before you start, check your numbers. When investing in property, it makes no sense to spend £15,000 on… Read more
The Passive Income Series – Method 1: Get Paid to Browse the Internet
Happy Tuesday everyone! Given that the temperature has dropped well below zero degrees in London, Mrs Scot and I thought it would be a good idea to book our holiday. We spent last night (hence no blog post) finalising our arrangements and have successfully booked our first holiday of 2013! In May we will be… Read more
Understanding Structured Settlements
Hopefully everyone is having a great weekend. Today I have the pleasure of co-hosting a $1000 giveaway! You may well have already seen posts from some other cohosts relating to Structured Settlements or selling annuity; if not, make sure you enter here! What is a Structured Settlement? When we hear the term structured settlement or… Read more