Finance #6 - Making a start investing In 2022 we saw interest rates rise and now in 2023 the Bank of England base rate is sitting at 4% meaning there are some decent savings rates available both for fixed term and easy access accounts. These are great for emergency funds as having cash on hand to pay
Finance #5 - How and where to save So you want to save for something, maybe it's a holiday, a house deposit, rainy day fund or for some future event. Well hold your horses for one second; you need to look at your circumstances first and make sure you're making the right choices. You
Finance #4 - Why a Pension is super important Pensions are really important. I can't overstate how important they are. You may think you're too young to worry about your retirement as it's years away, or maybe you've been working a while and never paid into one and now your wondering
Finance #3 - My financial journey A little background about myself My education is around Information Technology and although I did complete some financial accounting modules during my university course, I have no formal financial education and everything I have learned to date around finance and investing is from reading books, following financial news and from
General #2 - Why start a blog? So...why did I start a blog? Initially I decide to create this blog just for the fun of it. I spend a lot of time reading books, listening to podcasts and reading other people's blogs and websites on subjects that interest me (mostly finance and technology) and
Welcome #1 - Hi, and welcome! I'm Chris and this is my own little place on the internet. If you are interested in personal finance, investing and technology then you're in luck! Here you will find articles around my experiences in learning more about personal finance and my investing journey. What can
