I’m probably going to offend some people who think investing is a thrill, but I find it really dull and boring. And I think for 99% of us, it should remain so. Here is how I go about it: I check out the reviews of the best online brokerage accounts, pick one based on… Read more
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Don’t Live an “Auto-Pilot” Life; Start Setting Goals
This is a guest post from Jacob, enjoy! I know a lot of people who are living an “Auto-Pilot” life. For a lot of them, their life looks like this… · They work a dead-end job that they hate. · Because of that dead-end job, they live for the weekend. · Yet, when the… Read more
The Reasons Why People Get into Debt
When we are born, we have no debt. We don’t owe anyone anything. Yet the average person has thousands of pounds in credit card debt. The purpose of this blog post is to flesh out the reasons for the change. Do people get debt because they can’t help but get debt? Or have they made… Read more
Happy Holidays!
We’ll keep this one short and sweet. I hope you all had a lovely year, saved a ton of money and reached your goals 🙂 It has been a great year here at the Savvy Scot, views are up, we had a few cool features on bigger publications, and are very much looking forward to… Read more
EASY AND SMART WAYS HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS
Once you get a car, there never ending dilemma starts – how to be able to drive wherever you like without filling the tank every day. Knowing the fact, that gas today is not the cheapest thing, a few tips which might help out to save money might be pretty handy. So, we are going to… Read more
The only financial number you need to know
John Delia is a young developer and landlord from East Hills, NY now residing in Columbus, OH. He studies City and Regional Planning at The Ohio State University. Having started his own investment firm at age 21, he now writes and talks about building passive income through real estate and living life on purpose at Life… Read more
How to Quit Your Job on Good Terms
Everything in life is about timing. When you get married, when you get pregnant, when you buy your first house, when you quit your job. Yes, most of us will quit a job at some point in our lives. Gone are the days of our grandparents when a person did the same job for 40… Read more
4 Ways to Become Rich
This is a post from Kayla of FrugalRules.com. Kayla is a personal finance blogger in her mid-20s who loves to write about money topics of all kinds. Let me know if you would like to guest post on Savvy Scot! We all want to become rich, but that doesn’t mean everyone is able to accomplish… Read more
Get cash back for a cause with Giving Assistant
We all try to save money when we shop, and for online shopping one easy trick is to look for coupon codes upon check out. I don’t know if you do it often, but I find the process pretty frustrating. The coupon codes rarely work, and it takes quite some time to browse several sites… Read more
Make Money Selling Your Old Books, CDs and DVDs Online
A survey from Ziffit has found that 30% of UK households sell their things for cash, in spite of the average UK home containing 119 unused books, CDs and DVDs! While this is not a way to make millions, this is definitely an easy way to make some cash while getting rid of your… Read more
Can we really trust financial advisors?
You really shouldn’t trust strangers in money related issues, especially when your own wealth is involved. But undeniably wealth management is necessary and you might just not know all there is to properly invest. So financial advisors are necessary and they will not “steal” your cash (unless they are con-men) par say, but they might… Read more
The Earth Awaits: Discover Amazing Places to Retire
This is a guest post from The Frugal Vagabond, a personal finance blogger and software engineer living in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. He writes about personal finance, travel hacking, and early retirement, and is always looking for new and creative ways to live a life of his own design. He can be… Read more