The ever fantastic economics blog The Big Picture has reprinted an interesting letter from John Mauldin, the best-selling US investment writer, in which he details the odd things going on in the markets. Like most private investors I can’t pretend to understand all of it, but it does reinforce that these times really are as [...]
2008
In this post, I’ll outline three methods I’ve successfully used to stop me spending money on stuff I didn’t really need. Warning: All three methods are a bit unusual! 1. Reserve it on Amazon Nearly everything is cheaper to buy online. If I’m out shopping and I see something I like, I try to: Postpone [...]
(Image by: magnus) What has the UK government got against young people? Why is it obsessed with pulling up the drawbridge to anyone who’d like to buy a home but who can’t afford (or won’t pay) credit bubble prices? I will declare my interest: I rent, having decided several years ago that housing was too [...]