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The Savvy Scot

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Do I Need Income Protection Insurance or Accident, Sickness and Unemployment Insurance?

By Pauline

Usually, the name of an insurance product is all you’ll need to find out what it covers. There’s no room for confusion when one is shopping for buildings and contents insurance or life insurance, but there are two types of insurance which, at a glance, would seem to serve the same purpose. Both income protection… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: accident, buildings insurance, income, insurance life insurance, protection, sickness, work

Are you eligible to make an accident at work claim?

By Pauline

Are you eligible to make an accident at work claim?

One of my worst nightmares is to have an accident at work. I don’t know why, but I always imagine some kind of heavy machinery cutting off a finger or a builder falling off a scaffold, yet work accidents are generally not that bad, but happen more than you think. For example once, I had severe… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: accident, Business, Claim, company, employee, injury, Insurance, work

Are contractors worth their rates?

By Pauline

  I am always impressed when I see contractors’ rates, compared to someone doing pretty much the same job, but full time. For example, in IT, you can easily charge £800 and up per day, which is what an average IT professional might make in a week or more. As a matter of fact, a… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: contract, contractor, earn more, freelance, Insurance, it, job, liability, rates, taxes, work

Patrick Mahony on the psychology of open space offices

By Pauline

Doctor Patrick Mahony takes a look at this now widespread practice that is being increasingly criticized. Hailed as the key to efficiency and great team dynamics since the mid-80s, the open space configuration is far from being a universally-good idea. Welcome to the era of professional roommates. An era of shared space where desks are… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Business, office, open, space, team, work

Check out our side hustle ideas!

By Pauline

Check out our side hustle ideas!

In case you didn’t know,  I have another blog called Make Money Your Way where I talk about all the different ways one can make money (legally!). We have covered a lot of ground, with posts such as Renting your house on AirBnb Making money as an artist Make money with cleaning services Make money… Read more

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: extra income, make money, make more money, side hustle, side income, work

How to make the internet work for your wallet

By Pauline

  Image: http://pixabay.com/en/money-bills-calculator-save-256312/ In an era of austerity, it seems there is less and less financial security out there, from inflation to job losses. If you’re looking for a way to look after your pocket, you may find that the answer is right in front of you – on your home computer, tablet or mobile… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Internet, wallet, work

Scotland is so much more than Braveheart!

By Pauline

Think of Scotland and you think of… what, exactly? Braveheart, the 1995 Hollywood Oscar-winning Mel Gibson film that’s about as far removed from actual Scottish history as it’s possible to get? Maybe it’s tartan you’d be thinking of, or clans, mist-covered mountains and mysterious glens, castles, the Edinburgh Festival, Robert Burns and Auld Lang Syne,… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: company, economy, find a job, job, oil, relocate, scotland, search, work

Being picky with your learning

By Pauline

Being picky with your learning

I talked recently about how you should be time conscious when trying to save money, and not get into a two hours project that would only save you pennies. One of my examples was fixing stuff, and doing your own things in general instead of delegating. I argued that if you are going to learn… Read more

Filed Under: Self Development Tagged With: abilities, learning, skills, work

How to Find Ways to Love Your Job

By Pauline

      For many of us, our job is an integral part of who we are and can have an impact on other areas of our lives. It’s not simply a way to keep ourselves financially stable but it can play a part in our personal fulfilment and our drive in life. As such,… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: career, enjoy, job, love, passion, stress, work

Tips for Using Public Transportation to Save on Commuting Costs

By Pauline

Save on Commuting Costs

    We recently talked about how cycling can save a ton on commuting costs while at the same time improving your health, now let’s talk about public transportation.   It’s hard to imagine that just a few short years ago, gas wars often brought prices down to below $1 a gallon. A long commute that used… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: bus, commute, commuting costs, cycle, Public Transportation, save, tfl, train, Transport, work

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