How to create a budget without skimping on joy

When you’ve got multiple bank accounts, credit cards and random cash bills hiding in wallets and bags, keeping track of where your money is going can quickly feel like a full-time job.  But you need to ensure you have enough to fulfil your financial commitments, or to pursue certain goals. Not tracking your expenses is […]

How to fight back against Reeves’s bombshell Budget

Andrew Tully, of Nucleus said: ‘This is a massive change to the way people think about pensions and passing on their unused wealth to family. “Many may now wish to take more withdrawals from their pensions within the basic rate income tax band and spend, gift or shelter that income taken.” Business and landowners will […]

How to buy an island – and truly work remotely

Krolow is talking about islands such as Motu Teta Rangiroa in French Polynesia, which is on the market for just over £1.5m. If you told a child to crayon a picture of a private island, this palm-tree studded paradise is what they’d draw. Thanks to Starlink, owners can live on coconuts while trading shares on […]

Alex Carter: How to ask for more — and get it

How do you get what you want out of a negotiation? United Nations negotiation trainer Alex Carter says the best methods center on recruitment, not rivalry. Whether you’re asking for a raise or resolving a family dispute, she offers five simple tips for a successful discussion — starting with one powerful question. Source link

How to qualify for two state pensions – and get increases for life

Ireland may be close by, but this doesn’t make the rules around pensions any less complicated.  The number of paid Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions you require before being eligible for an Irish pension depends on when you reached pension age. If it was on or after 6 April 2012, you need to have […]

How to avoid a potential US markets crash

Greed and fear This may all be academic if markets regain their footing. A rally is by no means out of the question as investors do seem to have rather lost their marbles – a surge in the Vix, or fear index, to an intra-day high of 65 last week suggested that markets at one […]

Cash App settlement: How to submit a claim for up to $2,500

article If you were impacted by security breaches on Cash App, you could file a claim for up to $2,500. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Brief Cash App, a popular way to send and receive money, is the target of a class-action lawsuit over security breaches and fraudulent transactions. A settlement allows […]