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The Savvy Scot

Personal finance and lifestyle blog

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The Best Investment EVER!

By savvyscot

Investment EVER!

Apple’s shares have skyrocketed to almost $700 each today, after they announced pre-orders of the iPhone 5 have reached in excess of 2 million units!!! Comparing this to the iPhone 4 which obtained 600,000 pre-orders and the iPhone 4S of 1 million – this is HUGE! What is more, the company’s shares have risen over… Read more

Filed Under: Change, Money Making, Personal Finance Tagged With: Apple, apple invest, apple return, apple shares, apple stock, apple stock in 10 years, best investment, investing in apple, investment

Thoughts on the iPhone 5

By savvyscot

Thoughts on the iPhone 5

I wasn’t planning to write a post today, but given the hype around the iPhone 5 I wanted to say a few words. Firstly, I will openly admit, I am an Apple Fan Boy. I have an iPhone 4S a Macbook Pro and a iPad (original). Mrs Scot also has a 4S and ‘the new… Read more

Filed Under: Change Tagged With: Apple in decline, Apple losing market share, iPhone 5, iPhone 5 review, iPhone 5 thoughts, Samsung overtake Apple

Growing Older

By savvyscot

Growing Older

It was my 24th birthday last week and I am officially growing old…. I still feel like it wasn’t that long ago that I turned 18. Reality is that this was 6 years ago!! So much has changed in such a short time – is there ever a period of so much activity? I got… Read more

Filed Under: Change Tagged With: buying a house, Change, Diving, EFR, growing, Growing Old, learning new things, Marriage, moving to London, Open Water, Plans for the future, Rescue Diver, skiing, snowboarding, Travelling

Choosing Your Head Over Heart

By savvyscot

Choosing Your Head Over

  I was in a really good mood when I got home today – had a meeting at work that went really well and excited that the long weekend is just around the corner… That is, until I opened a letter to find a speeding ticket :(. I was caught doing 42mph in a 30… Read more

Filed Under: Adrenaline Junkie, Change Tagged With: Head over heart, Selling motorbike, Speeding, Speeding Ticket

The Savvy Scot has Returned!!

By savvyscot

A big hello to everyone – Savvy Scot is back!! I have internet again and am connected to the world. It is strange how disconnected and helpless that you feel without an internet connection. How amazing is it that one wire can carry so much information that we are reliant on: Internet Voice Movies Streaming… Read more

Filed Under: Change, Gym, Transitions Tagged With: buying new furniture, gym memberships, New Furniture, New House, Savvy Scot, Savvy Scot returns

Sky Suck

By savvyscot

SKY

Sky messed up my order and the router has still not arrived. Consequently I have an active broadband line but no means of connecting πŸ™ ! A big complaint and Β£10 credit to my account later it should be here soon πŸ™ – Hang in there….

Filed Under: Change Tagged With: Sky

Tomorrow We Will Own a House

By savvyscot

House

Quick Update – Very Excited about tomorrow – WE GET THE KEYS TO OUR VERY OWN HOUSE πŸ˜€ !!!!! Today’s post is a Link back to an older post I wrote (before a lot of you started reading) called Attitude is Everything. After reading Money Beagle’s Article – A Tale of Two Customer Service Experiences… Read more

Filed Under: Change Tagged With: attitude, House, New House

Contracts Exchanged & Why we got a new Credit Card!

By savvyscot

Contracts Exchanged & Why we got a new Credit Card!

Good morning everyone; hopefully we are all having a great weekend. I am aware that I have been quiet for the last few days but for a good reason – WE HAVE EXCHANGED CONTRACTS!! πŸ˜€ – Our new house is officially ours! We get the keys next Friday – officially the last day of the… Read more

Filed Under: Change, Personal Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: 0% Credit cards, 0% interest on purchases, Benefits of 0% credit card, Buying Furniture for new house, Contracts Exchanged, Moving House, New Furniture, New House, No Stamp Duty

The Benefits of Being a Dilettante

By savvyscot

Being a Dilettante

  I want to start of by saying that today’s post is inspired by J.D. Roth’s latest post ‘A Magician of Time’. The post discusses the ways in which J.D. Roth can maximise his available time by knowing when to say yes and when to say no in given situations. He also mentions that he… Read more

Filed Under: Change, Reflection, Self Development Tagged With: Dilettante, Hobbies, Journey, Self-Discovery, Things that Make me Tick

Top Tips to Attain Your Workout Goals Pt. 1

By savvyscot

Workout Goals Pt. 1

  When I was at University, I used to be fairly obsessed with going to the gym. Most of my best friends were either ‘die-hards’ or bodybuilders and for a number of years I dedicated myself to the cause. I would spend a lot of my day on gym-related efforts; preparing meals for my 6… Read more

Filed Under: Change, Diet, Fitness, Gym, Self Development Tagged With: Diet, Eating Patterns, Fitness, Gym, Health, Training Buddy, Working Out, Workout

A Life Changing Moment

By savvyscot

A Life Changing Moment

  β€œNothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Everyone has life-changing moments. These are the the clear points that define your path in life – events that take you down a given path. These could include leaving home, going to University, getting married ,… Read more

Filed Under: Change, Reflection Tagged With: Car accident, Gratitude, Life Changing Moment, Reflection

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