You know when you hear those horror stories about passengers stranded at the airport because their flight got canceled? Well, that was me this week. We were literally about to take off on Friday when Gatwick Airport closed the airspace following a new drone sighting. I personally fail to understand how a drone can shut […]
How to claim EIS and SEIS tax relief
Earlier this year, I made a small investment in a company called Graphene Composite through the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Graphene Composite (GC) is a nano-materials technology company that combines graphene, aerogels and other materials to produce a range of composites that are extremely light, and yet extremely resistant. There are many applications for this technology. […]
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 […]
When will the stock market recover?
I was randomly checking the Google Search Console and noticed that the following was the most searched query in the past few days: “When will the stock market recover” And no, there was no question mark or at least Google did not indicate that there was one. The first question is what are we recovering […]
The London housing market will continue to fall – buyers beware!
My view is that London house prices will continue to fall in real terms within the next 12 months. If the Brexit transition is not as smooth as anticipated, prices could significantly fall in nominal terms. As a first-time buyer, I continually monitor the housing market in London because this is where I am located. […]