Question and answer about ££ and me.

What is your number one financial priority?

Other than ensuring our financial plan keeps on track, and we can enjoy the rest of our lives as we’d like, I really would like to influence others that they…

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Do you donate money to charity?

Yes, Alzheimer’s Society, the Stroke Association, and British Heart Foundation and they’ve affected our families. For as long as I can remember I’ve always bought an extra tin of beans…

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If you were Chancellor, what would you do?

Not specifically Chancellor, but someone who could sway government policy - I would put basic household finance on the school curriculum, including how to understand and interpret finance deals. Generally…

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What little luxury do you treat yourself to?

We both support a local beautician who does my wife’s nails and all sorts of other treatments, and I have a regular massage. My Mum suffered with a bad back…

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Do you own any property?

It sounds rather grand to say we own a farmhouse, when in reality it’s just a very old house that happened to once be a farm. However it has a…

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Do you invest in shares?

Yes, I like to think of it as an alternative to playing the lottery! Later in my career I became a pension trustee for my company’s pension fund, and learnt…

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Do you manage your finances online?

The rate of change and adoption is rapid (Moore’s law was quoted to me when I bought my first PC’s for a company back in the 1900’s) and whilst I’m…

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Do you save into a pension?

Yes. I learned about pensions very early on with a company I worked for where the previous owners had run off with the pension fund leaving many long-standing older employees…

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