Not So Alone on These Stepping Stones: I am going on a training course
Editor’s Note: This is another post by Alex; this week he shares some encouraging news – he has been referred to a training course which is likely to get him a job interview. Let us wish him luck! This week’s entry will concentrate on a more positive outlook from a…
Can you have too much money?
Since childhood we hear that we should not be greedy, we shouldn’t take (have) more that ‘enough’. In adulthood, we are told how important ‘knowing our enough’ really is: in food, play, love and money. Heck, even I have written articles in this blog about working out how much…
The bedroom tax and UK budget stupidity
In last week’s post I gave a critique of George Osborne’s budget which was just a little scathing. Now I do try very hard not to be too political – some of our readers may well be supporters and that is their right. But having pointed out that we did…
Happy Birthday to Us: The Money Principle is Two Today
Yes, exactly two years ago I gathered enough courage to publish the first article on The Money Principle. It is not amongst my finest efforts but I still read it sometimes and it makes me proud: for someone who didn’t know what a blog is or, for that matter…
No Tools for Trade: illiterate and unemployed
Editor’s note: This is another article by Alex; and if you have not guessed already I have given him the Friday slot for the time being. Today’s article tells a story of a man who, like all of us, seems to have his own set of troubles. In this case…
Free Money – the 2013 UK Budget Report
Collect your £120k interest free loans here! The UK Budget of 2013 was a wasted opportunity for a structural change in the economy. George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, skimmed past the historical mistakes, blaming low growth in particular on the antics of the Eurozone. And the government is still…
Easy to forget rule of personal finance: have fun and budget for it
Ha, ha! See this picture? Thanks to Adam from the Magical Penny, the UK personal finance bloggers who ‘stayed the distance’ last weekend were immortalised. Guess which one is me? (Of course, I am so much better looking in person!) This article, however, is not about looks; it is about…
Old money and new friends
Have you heard about the Hurlingham Club? If you have, you know much more about London private members’ clubs than I did a week ago. Apparently, the Hurlingham Club is recognised as one of Britain’s finest private members’ club, it was established in mid-nineteenth century and was the cradle of…
Empty Pockets Full of Time
Editor’s note: This is another article by Alex, a young British man who is currently unemployed. I would leave the take away for you but please remember that the feelings are real. Let us also remember that Alex is one of almost six million young people across Europe. Those of…
Four Universal Income Strategies to Boost Your Money
Let’s talk about income strategies. Why? Some time ago now I published an article which was about the big payouts and bonuses bankers get; and most of the time this is a reward for a job that is really shoddily done – from failing IT systems to money laundering….
About net worth, value and structure
Let’s talk about net worth, value and the structure of your wealth because each of these can help you build wealth faster. Remember I was telling you last October that even when we had a glimpse of the so much longed-for debt finish line we still spent about £5,000…
Principled Money Posts #37: Happy Mother’s Day edition
Today is Mother’s Day in the UK and we are making a bit of an occasion of it. Which, as the more observant amongst you may be quick to point out, goes against my nature for two reasons. First, I am a mother and proud of it (hey, after all…