Financial independence, but in pricey London
It feels as if the World Cup was ages ago, already. Yet only a few weeks ago, I was gripped. And for once I thought England had a world-class side . but hey ho, football hasn t come home for another four years. I had a road trip through France in July, which was lovely. I am Continue reading July 26: An IPO, and France
Monaco I was lucky enough to go to Monaco for the F1 in June. Something I feel quite strongly about and have written about before on this blog is how strong the monkey brain wiring is for us all to peg ourselves off the next rung up on the ladder. No matter how high up Continue reading June 26: Is zero tax worth the hassle?
May was an enjoyable month. I kept reasonably busy, as well as doing a bit of travel around the UK. I visited King Charles Poundbury for the first time, as well as the south coast and the Cotswolds for a weekend. Meanwhile, the news has been dominated by Trump s Iran war, and in the UK Continue reading May 26: Angelic timing
It s been a beautiful month. I ve been about a bit, taking in Lincoln, the New Forest, and Oxford as well as enjoying London town itself. The Iran conflict rumbles on, with the USA and Israel having effectively finished the military engagement. Markets have had a very strong month bouncing back from the March drop Continue reading Apr 26: A record month, house purchase underway
In March the rain stopped. We started March with North London already having seen 2x its usual rainfall for this point in the year. And thankfully in the middle of March, it stopped. As I write this I have actually needed to start watering the garden, something that felt a very remote prospect a month Continue reading Mar 26: Iran clobbers markets