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Millionaire Teacher: Long-term savings fees ‘devastating’
Self-made millionaire teacher Andrew Hallam says savings plans sold in the UAE are the most expensive in the world.
June 26, 2017
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Handwriting for creativity
Don’t you love a beautiful fountain pen? We may be writing less but sales are up – an ode to inscribing for National Handwriting Day.
January 26, 2017
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Death of the Blackberry: BBM was always on the radar
The Blackberry is dead. The rot has been setting in for years, with international rows over BBM encryption.
October 1, 2016
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Michelle Mone: UK’s bad weather to blame for ‘doom and gloom’ culture
In an interview I wrote for The National, Baroness Michelle Mone (the Ultimo bra queen) said she thought UAE enterprise was “very different” to the UK culture and blamed the weather. As a UK ‘repat’, I couldn’t agree more.
September 28, 2016
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Journalism: Making a career of the unknown
A presentation I’ve given at school careers talks on getting into journalism. As 65% of jobs primary school kids will be hired into do not exist yet, being able to flex and pivot are key skills today.
September 12, 2016
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Why obliging types always need a deadline, even a fake one
The ‘aha’ moment for me about Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin’s book about how to form and break habits, was that I am an obliger – I need external accountability and deadlines to get things done.
June 12, 2016
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The 50/30/20 rule to budgeting and saving
As a personal finance writer, some tips and a Google Doc template to start your budget – split your outgoings 50% on fixed costs, 30% on flexible spending and at least 20% on financial goals.
September 19, 2015
