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FIRE-side chat: contracting killer

Meet an entrepreneur who has retired with millions!

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What caught my eye this week. Data from MoneySuperMarket on household disposable income was presented by This Is Money this week as a regional ranking of which city’s citizens have the most spending power: Disposable income is defined here as what you have left to spend after paying some 31 kinds of outgoings – from rent [...]

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How gold is taxed

Investing a small amount of your portfolio in gold can make sense from a diversification perspective, but try not to let your gains get taxed away…

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What caught my eye this week. With 2024’s decline in mortgage rates arrested – if not yet quite beaten-up for resisting said arrest – it is likely house prices will continue to go nowhere for a while. Especially given the higher stamp duty for buy-to-let landlords that came in with the October Budget. The now-5% [...]

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