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Buying What You Need

May 21, 2015
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We tend not to appreciate what we need. We certainly know what we want but not always what we need.

Smartphones are a case in point. Every year we get introduced to a new product cycle of phones. Apple, Samsung, HTC, Lenovo, Microsoft, Nokia, Sony, LG. The list […]

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Spending With Purpose

May 14, 2015
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Many years ago I used to hang around with a friend with expensive tastes. Let’s call him ‘John’.

We had both just left university and the world was our oyster. London was exciting, vibrant and full of promise. John wanted to be a trader in the now […]

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Manny versus “Money”

May 5, 2015
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In case it escaped your attention a pretty big boxing match took place over the weekend between two of the greatest fighters of our generation.  The fight was definitely one for the purists. Floyd “Money” Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao (unofficially “the people’s champion”) over twelve underwhelming rounds […]

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Is Debt a Four-Letter Word?

February 27, 2015
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Debt. For some, this truly is a four-letter word in the nastiest sense.

My mother certainly has never been a fan of debt at all. It took her decades to even consider getting a credit card, and only did so when she was required to use a […]

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