Let’s not pretend otherwise. The blog has been awfully quiet for over a year and a half. Way too quiet. It’s entirely my fault. I had to deal with some personal issues and I only had so much bandwidth at a time. First, I had to deal with the fallout of my personal life. Then, […]
Lifestyle
A life update from the English Investor – Q1 2019
No, I’m not dead. Or at least, I found my way back. A bit like Jon Snow. The first quarter of 2019 turned out to be an absolute nightmare. People say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. It might be true but note that there is an intermediary step when you have to […]
The English Investor Top Resolutions for 2019
Intuitively, I’m not the biggest fan of New Year resolutions. If you need to make important changes in your life, why wait January 1? And yet, I do also believe that, if you don’t write down your goals, it’s easy to lose track of them. Measuring progress every now and then is critical in achieving […]
The dangers of lifestyle inflation
A friend of mine went on a sabbatical last year and returned to work a few months ago. We were having a long day and decided to step out to grab coffee. My friend joked that, at the current pace, he might quit again and go on a new backpacking adventure. He then went on […]
How do you budget for a £500 weekly income in the U.K.?
This question came from someone on Quora. I respond to a few questions on Quora every month. You can follow me here. There are two critical assumptions that are not clarified here. The first issue relates to geography: are we talking about London or any other town in the United Kingdom? London is significantly more […]
What are the benefits of starting a side hustle?
There are plenty of examples of people out there with a side-hustle. Everybody thinks it’s great to have one and it seems that most people do not regret starting one (or at least so they claim). The stories are also enticing. If you listen to everybody, a side hustle can bring you in hundreds of […]