Save, invest, prosper with My Own Advisor. Weekend Reading – 2025 Huge Returns Edition Hey Investors! I hope you had a Happy New Year…welcome to my first Weekend Reading edition of 2026 on the subject of 2025 huge returns. Quite the investing year! Here are some recent reads on my site in case you have missed them… I shared the Best of… Join the million dollar portfolio journey. The article Weekend Reading – 2025 Huge […]

Summary  Welcome to our December spending post! This month, we spent a total of £2,632.   December always includes some excess spending with the Christmas splurge, followed by post-Christmas sales. All in all, it’s not too bad of a total. Our annual spending and review posts will follow, as we reflect on 2025 and look forward to 2026!   We’ve sorted our spending into the essentials—housing, food, and transport—plus a catch-all entertainment and miscellaneous category. As always, we’ll break down each area and give you the story behind any standout expenses.  CategoryAmount Housing£384 Food£1,085 Transport£124 Entertainment/misc£1,039 Total£2,632

What caught my eye this week. Despite all the noise about US mega-cap tech shares and the gloom around the moribund UK economy, London’s FTSE 100 index beat the hallowed US markets in 2025:1 Source: Google Finance These figures don’t even include dividends. Adding them in would favour the FTSE further, with its higher yield. UK blue chips did better still when you factor in currency moves – the dollar has weakened a fair bit […]

Here’s the truth: most people get an Amex card for the flashy stuff, the giant welcome bonus, the lounge flex, the shiny metal clink when you drop it on the counter. But Amex is sneaky. The real value is in the perks buried in fine print and “limited time offers” that disappear if you don’t use them. Translation: Amex gives you free money and upgrades, but only if you’re organized enough to grab them. That’s […]

Chart updated to end of DEC in sidebar.Stocks/cash decreased -$4,121 (-0.85%) to $482,942.Retirement savings (SMSF etc.) increased by +$4,854+0.21%) to $2,300,197. As I am currently unemployed/retired and the ‘guaranteed cashback’ value of my QSuper pension accounts decreases regularly due to monthly pension payments. There was one small additional employer contribution adding to the balance,

We often think that a high-stress job equals better pay and job satisfaction. However, that’s rarely true, at least not for everyone. People generally have different stress tolerance, but that doesn’t mean that someone who prefers a low-stress job can’t be successful. There are several high-paying low-stress jobs that won’t make you anxious, and are… Read More The post 10 Low-Stress Jobs That Pay Well Without Burnout appeared first on FinSavvy Panda.

If your finances feel a little messy, overwhelming, or just off, you’re not alone. Most people don’t need a complete financial overhaul—they need a financial reset. In this episode of The Money Nerds Podcast, I’m walking you through an 8-day financial reset designed to help you get clarity, build momentum, and feel confident about your money again—without doing everything at once. Think of this as a low-pressure reset. One small task per day. No perfection required. Why an 8-Day […]

With Christmas behind us and another year wrapping up, it’s time to make sure your January budget is ready. Here are five expenses you might want to fit into your budget for next month. The post FIVE JANUARY BUDGET MUST-HAVES appeared first on a life on a dime.