Month: February 2019

Mercenary, confusing and damaging: here come the “Wellness Warriors”

Food and money are sticky, sensitive subjects – especially in combination – for so many…

Budget Bangkok

Should you ever find yourself in Thailand’s dazzling, chaotic and beguiling capital city for more…

Anger management: how flipping tyres will help you chill

The new year is meant to signal the start of a “new you” but when…

Why I think the “FIRE Movement” for financial independence is unrealistic

As a blogger I read a lot of online posts and articles about personal finance.…

The rise of investing for good – putting your money where your morals are

Everyone needs savings. The all-important rainy day fund is still a must. But once it…

Is influencer marketing immoral? Confessions of an insider

It’s a dreary Tuesday evening and I’m sat on the sofa eating a ready-meal mac…

Should you be allowed to leave your millions to a cat – or indeed anyone at all?

So, Karl Lagerfeld’s cat is in line for at least a slice of a £150m…

Like giving crack to a cocaine addict: my life with a 110% subprime mortgage

In 2005, I was given a 110% mortgage by a mainstream lender. For a feckless 29 year…

It zaps fat and increases productivity – but what is a ‘standing desk’ actually like?

“You can’t be too rich or too thin!” declared Wallis Simpson, the femme fatale who…

Saving the planet really *doesn’t* cost the Earth

As citizens of the world, it’s fast becoming apparent that in order to preserve this…