by Maria Nedeva | 15 Nov, 2016 | Big picture, Investing for all, Savings
You know, I can hardly look through the personal finance articles of the day without reading something that extols the power and beauty of compound interest. Personal finance geeks will tell you to start saving as early as you can so you don’t miss out on compound...
by Maria Nedeva | 14 Jun, 2016 | Investments, Savings
‘Why do I need a guide to ISAs?’ – you may ask. Because the number of saving and investing options has increased dramatically and with this our choices have become non-trivial. I still remember the time when saving options were few and saving was easy. Okay, not easy...
by Maria | 21 Oct, 2015 | Savings
There are many myths online about saving money that simply don’t work in real life – and with 18% of the American population not saving any money at all, it’s important to avoid these myths. Are you unknowingly preventing yourself from saving money? Check out some of...
by Maria Nedeva | 21 Jul, 2015 | Financial Health, Savings
“Gosh, I’m so glad I have no savings and a lot of debt!” It was a dark autumn evening in 2007 and I had just spent couple of hours in a lecture theatre full of people frantically worried about their savings, pensions and investments. Most had worked hard for decades...
by Maria Nedeva | 26 Mar, 2015 | Budgeting, Money management, Savings
Do you watch your energy bills creeping up? It feels really rotten doesn’t it? I know. I’ve watched our energy bills go up and down, as the weight of an erratic dieter, for many year now. Not to mention the energy saga of our sons who have a prepayment meter, which...
by Maria Nedeva | 6 Mar, 2014 | Savings
You may think that being a saver is boring and it will damage your groove. I thought so as well! For decades I was the hedonistic intellectual who was above and beyond money. Only, I wasn’t. Still, I found saving boring and didn’t even think of doing it. Well, apart...
