Here’s how to get on the right path — Many of us are thinking about early retirement as a way to a more fulfilling and happy life. But what does retirement mean for you? Does it mean putting your feet up and sitting in the garden all day? Or travelling around the world on a cruise ship? My view…

And life will feel good — All the books that I’m drawn to lately are on the subject of time. Even the books that I’ve read about money are really about how best to spend our time. In the past month, I’ve read; Die with Zero by Bill Perkins The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel …

The eventual positives from a toxic situation — You are highly likely to come across a narcissist in the workplace. If you work in a large corporate then you are certain to be working alongside one at some point. You could be fortunate to have limited interaction with the toxic character if they are in an adjacent team…

Some things take half a lifetime to learn — When I turned 30 I thought that I had better start behaving like a responsible adult. Turning 40 felt like a really big deal. I feel way more relaxed about turning 50. I have just under a year to go before this milestone birthday so I am using this as…

The impact of size on happiness — I am fascinated by well designed tiny homes. I would be perfectly content living in one of the beach huts in the photograph above. Living small is something us Brits have become accustomed to. New homes in the UK are the smallest in Western Europe, with an average size of…

Don’t bury your head in the personal finance sand — Becoming wealthy should not be your goal in life. Instead, your aim should be to have enough money to become financially free. You can then buy the most important thing in life that money cannot buy. Time. If you are financially independent to the point that you have enough passive…

Don’t give up — you still have time. — If I had a time machine, I would go back to 1994 and tell my 21 year old self to start investing in the stock market. Yes she didn’t have much spare cash to play with back then but even as little as £20 each month would have been better…

#3 Skipping breakfast — You all know the list of habits that you’re supposed to follow. Getting 8 hours of sleep, meditating, moving your body regularly and eating plenty of vegetables. But what about less conventional habits that could have a bigger impact on your life? Perhaps you’re like me and have developed a…

None of them are about weight loss — I simply love running. I run most days. My reasons have evolved over the years. I first began because I thought it would help me cope better with my mother’s dementia. It did. These days, I run partly due to vanity. I’m the same weight at age 49 that I…