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
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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
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
Choosing Your Head Over Heart
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
The Savvy Scot has Returned!!
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
Sky Suck
Sky messed up my order and the router has still not arrived. Consequently I have an active broadband line but no means of connecting 🙁 ! A big complaint and £10 credit to my account later it should be here soon 🙁 – Hang in there….
Tomorrow We Will Own a House
Quick Update – Very Excited about tomorrow – WE GET THE KEYS TO OUR VERY OWN HOUSE 😀 !!!!! 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
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!! 😀 – Our new house is officially ours! We get the keys next Friday – officially the last day of the… Read more
The Benefits of 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
Top Tips to Attain Your 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
A Life Changing Moment
“Nothing 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