Archive for the ‘Money’ Category
Trading with the Bulls
I have always wanted to find an easy, quick gain, low risk – high reward entry into the stock market. Until recently that seemed impossible, but now I think I might have found it… I am a self-confessed geek (hence the nick-name ‘Techboy’ – which Steve Bush at Barclays Bank PLC originally gave me). Before [...]
Introductory Winter Mountaineering Course (February 2011) – Update on Costs
The worst part of going on holiday is planning them! In my previous post I detailed the projected costs of the travel for the mountaineering course that I’m going on. After literally quite a few hours of fiddling on www.thetrainline.com, various hotel companies (including www.lastminute.com, www.expedia.com. etc.) and www.quidco.com I have revised my travel plans to [...]
Things I’m working on right now
This is a very brief update on things that I am working on right now Knee Injury: Since January I have had an injury with my left knee. This has resulted in me doing a lot less sport training and events than I would have liked I have had 2 sessions with a chiropractor at [...]
Paul’s Advice on Share Dealing
This is an extract from an e-mail conversation that I had with a friend today. I was giving some info/advice on shares. Others might find it useful…? Warning, it is a bit disjointed Hi, I started trading in shares late 2007. Last year I cashed in about £5.5k (I gained about 7k and lost about £1.5k). I [...]
I lost money in shares today – but doing well overall!
This year I have started trading in shares. So far I am doing quite well. I have made some losses, but overall I am in clear profit. For the past 9-12 months I have been using 2 credit cards which both have a 0% interest on purchases deal which ends at the end of this [...]
Films and Console Games – Cheaper to Rent than to Buy
I’ve done some sums and figured out that from what I have bought in the past, it will actually be cheaper for me to rent and buy videos (Blu-Ray DVD) and console games (you can’t currently rent PC games). Plus I have bought some console games that I didn’t like, so I’ve only played a [...]
Shares go up, Shares go down…
When I worked at Barclays Bank PLC I bought shares every month from my salary – doing that saved me 20% of the purchase price. But other than this I haven’t really traded in shares before. I have been meaning to dabble in shares for a while now and have pestered my friend Dave about [...]