Even those who’ve never had a pet and never wanted a pet could probably explain the arguments for having pet insurance, courtesy of the many adverts for the product. Now imagine what would happen if your pet could talk. What would it say about insuring you? If you die, who would look after me? Would […]
Archives for June 2017
The Upfront Cost of Downsizing
With the notable exception of children, smaller is generally cheaper. This is usually very true when it comes to housing (on a like-for-like basis of course, a studio flat in London might well cost more than a house in rural Wales). Because of this, there’s an obvious financial attraction in downsizing property once children have […]
Getting Out Of A JAM
The plight of JAMs (those who are just about managing) has been hitting the headlines on a regular basis over recent times. Essentially JAMs are people who are living from one pay-day to the next, perhaps managing to avoid racking up any (more) debts, but unable to make meaningful inroads into existing debts or to […]
Making Money Meaningful to Children
Even though children will typically have a lot of influences in their lives as they grow up, their inner circle of family and friend and, in particular, their parents, will usually have the biggest influence of all. Part of a parent’s job is to ensure that their children learn the practical skills they will need […]
Stop Thieves
These days, there is a lot of advice available about how to keep safe online and data-security breaches at major organisations make new headlines. As Kim Kardashian recently demonstrated, however, breaches of physical security can be both frightening and costly (even with insurance). With that in mind, here are three pointers to keeping yourself and […]