Finance Choices

The UK boasts some of the very finest ‘free things to do’ to be found anywhere in the world. Most of the country’s museums, galleries and collections are free to enter; you can find a wealth of historic sites and properties that are admission-free; there are free festivals, celebrations and events across the country throughout the year; and the UK is a country blessed with beautiful landscapes and natural wonders, which can all be explored for free. This post brings together 101 of the best free things to do in UK – places, activities and events that can be enjoyed completely free of charge.
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Once upon a time, the American dream was a concept that meant freedom, passion, and that anything was possible. Today, certain events have taken place on American soil that have corrupted our society, endangered our economy, and completely changed the rules of the housing market. So before you make your way to the land of the free, be prepared to contend with reality and the current state of things.
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A quick examination of your retirement fund may indicate that you’re not acting on what financial planners have been saying for the past number of years. It is likely that your retirement fund is underfunded and out of balance, which means you’re in for quite a shock when it comes time to consider living on that money. You need to fix it, now!

If you have ever had a financial planner help you come up with your “magic number”, they probably added in your expenses, but also extra money for activities you enjoy. Maybe you want to spend your years travelling, which would be an extra €5,000 or more per year, or maybe you want to purchase a property in the sun where you can live in the winter. These are elective expenses and in order to preserve those, you have to look at the two key areas of retirement funding.
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Today’s post is rather contentious, not least because the rising cost of a university education is forcing the hand of parents around the country. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

A lot of the expenses in our everyday lives are important, while even more are not. We won’t concern ourselves with those many expenses that are not important (that’s for another article), but it goes without saying that the first rule of money management is to save more and ask yourself the difficult question, “Do I need this or not?”
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If oil prices weren’t already high enough, more people than ever are calling on the government to both decrease the fuel duty. Storage capacity plays its part in this equation though, as any catastrophic oil disruption could cause a surge in oil prices.

Luckily, though, barring any large-scale world event, oil prices should stay within the current range for the near term. Although many would say that fuel is much too expensive at current levels, as we all know, they could be much higher. Here’s why they aren’t.
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