Archive for November, 2024
Being English, not American
Black Friday is a relatively new thing in the UK because it has never been an opportunity for us to shop. I work full time, in the UK. We do not have Thanksgiving day, there is no bank holiday in November and, because we don’t have that celebration, we did not have it fixed to […]
Posted: November 30th, 2024 under 42.
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Financial castles in the air
I have had a pension with work since I was 18. First with the MoD, as a technician apprentice, and then with BT as a manager. It makes sense to save for the future. But the opportunity cost of me saving £1 in 1991 as a technician apprentice was significantly more than it costs me […]
Posted: November 30th, 2024 under 42.
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Another step in the right direction?
When we got our last EPC done in April 2022, we were a little disappointed that there were no recommendations of what to do to reduce our carbon footprint. Which was the reason behind getting the assessment redone. As it is, we’ve made some positive steps, hopefully, in the right direction. The lattest one was […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2024 under Driving off the grid.
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