Good personal finance comes from fantastic organisation, a sprinkle of discipline and of course following the golden rule: spending less than you earn. But you don’t want good personal finance do you? You want financial success! You’re a well oiled, number crunching finance guru on the hunt for opportunities that would make the bank’s savings… Read more
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Attending conferences for investors: Events where you can learn from the best!
For 13 years, the Master Investor conference has brought together some of the world’s smartest investors, hundreds of interesting companies, and thousands of private investors who are earger to learn and to explore new investment ideas as well as network among each other. From speculative oil explorers to junior miners, exciting technology firms to British… Read more
Top five most confusing financial topics revealed
While most of you readers are pretty well aware of all things money here at The Savvy Scot, I have to say I was sadly not that surprised to read the findings of Legal & General’s recent research, reporting that 53% of adults in Britain say they have received poor financial education, or none at… Read more
Getting Back to Zero: Be Money Conscious
Good morning everyone! Please help me welcome John and David A.K.A. the Debt Free Guys, who want to help you live a debt free life. Let me know if you would like to guest post on Savvy Scot! It’s the time of year when you wonder what happened to the excitement and motivation you had for your… Read more
Why my one piece of advice on getting started with investing is meetinvest
A couple of weeks back, I stumbled upon an article on The Telegraph that featured a fintech start-up that helps ordinary people ‘invest like Warren Buffett’ called meetinvest. Being the curious cat that I am (and how it could potentially benefit all of you, my dear readers), I’ve signed up on the platform and would… Read more
New year financial boot camp: Cut your grocery bill
Are you ready to kick start the new year with a bang? To help you do just that, I have put together a month long financial boot camp, with one or two tips per week and a call to action. Together, we will review several aspects of your financial life to make sure you start… Read more
New year financial boot camp: Challenge your council tax banding
Are you ready to kick start the new year with a bang? To help you do just that, I have put together a month long financial boot camp, with one or two tips per week and a call to action. Together, we will review several aspects of your financial life to make sure you start… Read more
New year financial boot camp: refinance your mortgage
Are you ready to kick start the new year with a bang? To help you do just that, I have put together a month long financial boot camp, with two tips per week and a call to action. Together, we will review several aspects of your financial life to make sure you start the year… Read more
New year financial boot camp: lower your monthly debt payments
Are you ready to kick start the new year with a bang? To help you do just that, I have put together a month long financial boot camp, with one or two tips per week and a call to action. Together, we will review several aspects of your financial life to make sure you start… Read more
New year financial boot camp: utilities and bill check-up
Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely holiday season and you are ready to kick start the new year with a bang. To help you do just that, I have put together a month long financial boot camp, with two tips per week and a call to action. Together, we will review several… Read more
How to keep a long term travel budget
I have been in Madrid for about two weeks now, and will spend another 2 1/2 weeks in Europe before going back to Guatemala. Traveling long term is what I like to do, because you don’t have to rush from one hotel to the next, I hate packing, I always forget something in the hotel,… Read more
Rent out your spare room and earn some extra cash
Most of us have been renters at some point in our lives. Whether it’s booking holiday accommodation, or long-term renting, we have all been part of the rental market. But renting doesn’t just have to be looked at with the dread of depleting your finances. By renting out your spare bedroom you could instead earn… Read more