by Luke Girling | Jul 15, 2020 | Financial Independence, Featured
Retiring early is one half of the ‘Financial Independence, Retire Early’ (FIRE) equation. Usually, on this website, I refer to financial independence as the ultimate goal as it avoids the R-word which can be controversial. Have you ever met someone who was...
by Luke Girling | Jul 12, 2020 | Financial Independence, Featured
Using the Vanguard UK investor platform is a cheap, no-frills method of starting to invest your money. If you’re looking to start investing, read this post and not only will you learn all of the essential knowledge when it comes to passive index investing,...
by Luke Girling | Jul 9, 2020 | Financial Independence
A lifetime ISA is in many cases an interesting shortcut to building wealth, regardless of whether your goal is to save for a first home or for retirement. We’ll get into the details of what a lifetime ISA (LISA) actually is throughout this post but what’s...
by Luke Girling | Jun 21, 2020 | Financial Independence, Featured
Investing £100 a month may sound way too much or far too little depending on your current financial situation. However, with a few tweaks, this amount should be manageable for the vast majority of us. You should start investing £100 a month (at least) as...
by Luke Girling | Jun 11, 2020 | Financial Independence
Have you ever wondered ‘How much money do I actually need to save to become financially independent?’ The answer, as it turns out, can be calculated using the 4% rule (or the ‘multiply by 25’ rule as it’s otherwise known). The 4% rule...