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101 ways to save money

September 1, 2010
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Smartly cutting back on the things you don’t care about or being smarter when spending on the things you do can free up more cash for investing.

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Are you richer than your kids, or poorer than your grandchildren?

August 26, 2010
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Would you rather have been born in the 1950s to a stable society and The Beatles, or in the 1970s, to the Internet and Al-qeada?

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Wealth preservation strategies of the rich

July 8, 2010
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The rich get richer, while the rest of us struggle to keep up, let alone catch up. It’s all about safety-first investing.

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A start-up that’s growing at 100% a month

July 6, 2010
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There are still plenty of opportunities to be exploited on the Internet, say the people behind CrashPadder, a fast-growing homestay website

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Researching moving abroad

June 18, 2010
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My girlfriends tend to flee overseas at the end of our relationships. Should I follow them? (Their example, I mean – not stalking!)

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Ten tips for Britain’s blighted young things

June 9, 2010
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Today’s young people are expected to deal with everything from unfunded pensions to higher taxes to debt and insane house prices. How can they cope?

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Rich friends, poor friends

May 21, 2010
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Having rich friends may make you richer. But as ever, don’t count on that making you any happier.

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Don’t forget your can opener

April 30, 2010
Financial freedom goals

Will you be one of those misers found dead in a bed with his nose touching the ceiling because of all the money stuffed under the mattress?

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Do you want to retire early enough to save 75% of your income?

April 23, 2010
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If you want to retire much earlier than the rest of the population, then you’re going to have to do things different.

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Living frugally for early retirement

April 16, 2010
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The best way to save money every day is to make big decisions that change your lifestyle automatically and forever.

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Early retirement: The extreme method

April 8, 2010
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In part one of his guest series, Jacob explains how early retirement and living on less isn’t just a self-orientated decision. The planet can’t go on like this, either.

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Personal time management for fun and profit

March 26, 2010
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Good time management isn’t just about making more money, or crossing off a To Do list. It can also mean more time for the things you love.

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Earn more money by tackling your mental beliefs

March 19, 2010
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Do you have a childhood belief or some other hang-up about money that’s restricting your income?

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5 ways to invest like Warren Buffett (from the man himself)

March 12, 2010
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Are you a better investor than Warren Buffett? I’m not even a better writer than Buffett, so let’s hear some wisdom from the great man himself.

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Are you wasting your money on memories?

March 3, 2010
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The zeitgiest is to favour spending money on experiences as opposed to products. But is that any more secure as a route to happiness?

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Get out of debt to unleash your inner money maker

February 22, 2010
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There are huge immediate financial rewards from getting out of debt, but the mental pay-off may be even greater.

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Pros and cons of being wealthy

February 17, 2010
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If you’re an oligarch, a millionaire rockstar, a property tycoon or you just struck oil off the coast of Brazil – brother, I feel your pain.

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Three crucial steps to making new year resolutions work

January 1, 2010
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To achieve a new year’s resolution, you have to REALLY want to achieve it. Then turn your goals into a winning action plan.

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My 10 rules to stay sexy and save money

December 30, 2009
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Don’t spend £500 on gym membership this January. Get fit and healthy for free instead of staying fat and spending money.

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Facing mortality when you have a family

December 4, 2009
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If you have a husband or wife and kids, it would likely change how you’d spend and invest before meeting your maker.

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How would you spend and save if you knew exactly when you were going to die?

December 4, 2009
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If you knew the date and age you’d die at, it would enable you to plan very precisely for the future.

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Think long term (or kiss goodbye to civilisation)

November 11, 2009
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Nobody ever won a girl or wrote a pop song by thinking long term. But being a little bit boring goes a long way.

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The unseen assets on your balance sheet

November 5, 2009
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My friend suspects I’m wealthier than him just because my money is in shares, while his is in property. He’s wrong.

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Perfect 10 investing

November 2, 2009
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The world of chasing endless beauty queens in the absence of all other kinds of women or relationships isn’t for me.

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You don’t have to be rich to treat yourself

August 10, 2009
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Once you’re aware of the process of your perception of the value of money changing over time, I believe you can take steps to try to master lifestyle inflation.

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How buying an iPhone can help make you rich

July 31, 2009
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I can afford to buy an iPhone. So why haven’t I bought one, and can I afford not to?

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10 money mistakes I have made

July 24, 2009
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I have made financial mistakes just like anyone else – but maybe not the same mistakes.

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Young people are already rich

July 22, 2009
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The difference that spending £100 a month less on clothes in your twenties and investing it will make to your future is incredible.

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How to make one million pounds

June 15, 2009
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I have written before about how much interest you’d earn on a million pounds. But how do you make your million pounds in the first place?

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Coping with the guilt of losing money

February 9, 2009

It’s normal to feel frustrated, angry or even foolish when you lose money on your investments. But what about guilt?
My portfolio’s fall from its peak value in summer 2007 to a low in October 2008 represents a big loss for a 30-something private investor like me: at least a couple of years of after-tax income [...]

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