Moving through life's seasons
Weeks are hurtling by these days, so three weekly updates in one. Despite my best efforts to slow life down, I am not succeeding but I have nobody to blame except myself. As usual, I am wanting to do too much. Here’s a little round up of some of the things I’ve been up to. Continue reading “Weekly update – three into one”
With all of the misguided meddling in the economy by Liz Truss and her Chancellor side kick Kwasi Kwateng, I thought I might like to say how I would play things and how I’d rescue the UK using my ‘back of an envelope’ approach and tell you about my own Dougonomics. Whether Kwasi’s successor (currently Jeremy Hunt) would agree is another matter! Continue reading “Doug-onomics”
I have advised Rachel to have me sectioned if I ever invest in an ancient vehicle. There must be a zillion reasons why you should never buy a vintage car, especially if it needs some restoration. Continue reading “Reasons to never buy a vintage car”
We are not alone in being utterly shocked at the news of Ukraine being invaded by those pesky Russians. The human cost is terrible and cruel, the blow to freedom is quite profound. Markets have inevitably taken a tumble, so how should we react? Continue reading “Investment update – response to Ukraine”
Rightly or wrongly, we are creeping out a bit more these days. A question I asked on social media has been picked up by the BBC Moneybox programme – most exciting! Continue reading “Weekly update – BBC Money Box and entertaining 90 year olds”
Our 14 year old Toyota Avensis has been a star! Also I eavesdrop on a conversation in the Toyota garage and muse about running costs. Continue reading “Car chit chat”
At the request of our financial advisor, we completed another questionnaire about our attitude to financial risk. Things have changed since we were last assessed and it has me thinking once again. Continue reading “Our changing attitude to financial risk”