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Why Investing Scares Me.

Everywhere I look online, one of the keys to wealth is investing. There’s no other way around it; you need to invest to build wealth and reach your goals.   But I have a confession: investing scares...

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Is A Buy-To-Let A Good Investment?

As I have mentioned before, as part of our ultimate dream, we require a passive income per year of approximately £25,000. In that post, I talk about having enough money in savings to just withdraw...

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My Investment Strategy.

I wrote a post a while back about how investing scares me, and in some respects, my feelings on it haven’t changed. Yet I know, deep down, that I truly want to achieve our dreams (see ultimate dream 1...

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I’ve Started To Invest – Finally!

I’ll be honest, no one more surprised than me that I’m actually writing this post. After all, opening a stocks and shares ISA has been on my yearly goals for the past two years (2014 goals and 2015...

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My Investing Journey So Far

I wrote back in November that I have finally started to invest. It had been on my to do list for the previous two years, so I finally got round to doing it. The thought of investing does scare me...

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The Effect Of A Magic Snowball

This post came to me whilst out for a walk in the snow a few days ago; the simple act of nature and fresh air gave me ample time to think about recent things. The solitude and calm about the place left...

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Dividend Income February 2016

As part of our long term plans for early retirement, we need enough money in savings and/or income to make sure we can live on a budget long term. I am now hoping that a small income stream will come...

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Why You Need To Use Your ISA Allowance

You are allowed to have one ISA in a tax year, which runs from April 6th until April 5th the following year. Anyone aged 18 or over and lives in the UK can open an ISA which means you get your savings...

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Portfolio Progress – First Quarter 2016

I thought I would do a new series on the blog, looking at how my portfolio is growing throughout the year. I am going to do these type of updates at the end of every quarter, so I can see how it...

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Dividend Income May 2016

As part of our long term plans for early retirement, we need enough money in savings and/or income to make sure we can live on a budget long term. I am now hoping that a small income stream will come...

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Recent Buys

Although I am still a relative newcomer to the investing world, I have been a bit brave of late and have bought some shares, even though the markets have been wild since the UK have voted to leave the...

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Dividend Income June 2016

Another month means I get the exciting opportunity to talk about the dividend income we received throughout the month. Just for owning a tiny part of a company and investing in them, believing in their...

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Dividend Income July 2016

I get such a feeling of excitement whenever I check my stocks and shares ISA and see that I have received another dividend payment. And, as I have received more throughout July, it means I again have...

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Recent Buys

As I continue along the relatively new path of investing, I thought I should update my portfolio page on here and update my lovely readers about what I have been investing in lately. I am putting our...

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Dividend Income August 2016

Time for another one of my favourite updates of the month; my dividend income update. I still get a little thrill of excitement when I log into my ISA and see that I have received another dividend...

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Dividend Income September 2016

Time for another one of my favourite updates of the month; my dividend income update. I still get a little thrill of excitement when I log into my ISA and see that I have received another dividend...

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Dividend Income October 2016

Time for another one of my favourite updates of the month; my dividend income update. I still get a little thrill of excitement when I log into my ISA and see that I have received another dividend...

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Dividend Income November 2016

Time for another one of my favourite updates of the month; my dividend income update. I still get a little thrill of excitement when I log into my ISA and see that I have received another dividend...

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Dividend Income December 2016 + 2016 Total!

Time for another one of my favourite updates of the month; my dividend income update. I still get a little thrill of excitement when I log into my ISA and see that I have received another dividend...

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Dividend Income January 2017

Time for another one of my favourite updates of the month; my dividend income update. I still get a little thrill of excitement when I log into my ISA and see that I have received another dividend...

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