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The Savvy Scot

Personal finance and lifestyle blog

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The 3 Best Budget-Friendly Tablets

By savvyscot

Last week Apple announced a press conference for the 23rd of October with the expectation being that they are about to unveil the iPad Mini. Whilst the iPad is still ‘the’ tablet to buy for those of us who have deep pockets, it’s not the most affordable tablet on the market. However, there are tablets… Read more

Filed Under: Futurism, Guest Posts, Technology Tagged With: budget tablets, iPad Mini, iPad Mini contract, New Small iPad, Top 3 tablet, Top Tablets

8 Things to Know About Power Of Attorney for Family Finances

By savvyscot

Power of Attorney

Today I host a guest post from Celina Jones – an guest writer who deals with the subject of ‘Power of Attorney’. I hope you can learn something from this post, or help to educate somebody else! It makes me think about my Grandad and how stubborn he is. With diminishing health, he needs to… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: delegating power of attorney, durable power of attorney, power of attorney

Can NLP Help You Make More Money?

By savvyscot

Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is an evolving field of study and training which incorporates a set of models that seek to explain human behaviour and communication, and a set of techniques designed to help people change the way they think and act. If you think that by going on an NLP training course you’ll somehow be able… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Make money with NLP, NLP, NLP make money, purpose of NLP, what is NLP

Banking is no Different in Dubai!

By savvyscot

Today I have a guest post about living abroad and some of the things to consider when it comes to opening a bank account. Enjoy These days, few of us can live without a debit or credit card. And that handy little piece of nondescript plastic could prove especially useful for anyone contemplating moving themselves… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: bank accounts abroad, Banking, Banking abroad, Dubai

How Do You Protect Your Assets?

By savvyscot

Aside from the presidential election, the media has been full of coverage of Hurricane Sandy recently. While the hurricane has caused complete devastation and ruined many people’s lives, there are some great lessons that we can all learn. From a selfish point of view, it has forced me to look closely at different ‘high risk’… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Reflection Tagged With: Home Security, how to increase home security, how to protect assets, protect assets, reasons to protect assets, security tips, tips to improve home security

The Benefits and Risks of Contracting

By savvyscot

Contracting

Hello Everyone! Today I bring you a guest post on the Pros and Risks of Contracting. A very relevant topic for my fellow freelancers out there and some great tips. I have added my thoughts throughout and have a question for you at the end! If you are thinking about changing from permanent employment to… Read more

Filed Under: Change, Guest Posts Tagged With: Benefits of contracting, Contracting, Digital Nomad, Pros of contracting, reasons to contract, Why contract?

5 Top Tips When Selecting a Personal Injury Lawyer

By savvyscot

Personal Injury Lawyer

If you have had an injury that was not your fault, and feel that pursuing a compensation claim is your best option to get justice against the liable party, the likelihood is that you will need some legal representation to properly establish your claim to get it right the first time around. However, hiring the… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Claim, Injury Lawyer, Personal Claim, Personal Injury Lawyer

5 Top Tips for The Holidays

By savvyscot

Taking a holiday is an important life balance. Whether you’re taking a staycation or getting on a plane to the other side of the world having some relaxation and/or adventure away from home is healthy. However, you need to make sure that you are ready for what’s coming. Let’s take a look at 5 top tips for the holidays.

Taking a holiday is an important life balance. Whether you’re taking a staycation or getting on a plane to the other side of the world having some relaxation and/or adventure away from home is healthy. However, you need to make sure that you are ready for what’s coming. Let’s take a look at five top… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: holiday, holiday reminders, Holiday tips, unconventional holiday tips

The New Gender Directive and Your Pension

By savvyscot

The world of annuities has been turned upside down of late thanks to a directive from the European Union. The directive in question relates to the current disparity in the rates quoted for annuities paid out to men and women which has stood for a number of years. As a result, from December 2012, the… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Pension changes, Pensions for woman, pensions in the UK, UK Pension, UK pension changes, UK Pension changes explained

How to Cut the Cost of Clothes

By savvyscot

Cost of Clothes

The following is a guest post from an up-and-coming blogger. Contact me if you are interested in guest posting at SavvyScot. Cutting the Cost: (from a male perspective) We all have quite a different attitude to clothes and clothes shopping. Some people insist on every item in their wardrobe being freshly updated on a routine… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Saving Money Tagged With: buy clothes cheaply, clothes, Save Money on Clothes, saving shopping

Can you trust a sole trader without professional indemnity insurance?

By savvyscot

A sole trader, also known as a sole proprietor, is a reference to the self-employed owner of a business. They are personally responsible for all profits, losses and the day-to-day running of the business, including all forms of paperwork such as insurance. One form of insurance that sole-traders should purchase is indemnity insurance. This is… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Insurance explained, PI Insurance, Professional Indemnity, Professional Indemnity Insurance, Professional Indemnity Insurance explained

Packing Reminders For Your Honeymoon

By savvyscot

Have you subscribed to The SavvyScot?You can ensure that you never miss a post by entering your email address in the right hand column —> Today’s guest post discusses some top packing tips for that all important honeymoon or special holiday. Interestingly, some of these points are very relevant to the thoughts I had after… Read more

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: honeymoon packing tips, Packing for holiday, Packing for Honeymoon, Packing for wedding, reminders, take alcohol on holiday, take wine on honeymoon, things to forget when packing

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