30 entries in Premium Bond draws (was it worth it?)

Premium Bonds are an incredibly popular savings product. I've been using them for 2.5 years totalling 30 prize draws. How successful have I been...?

The video game you should ENCOURAGE your kids to play

If you have young children around primary and early secondary school age, you NEED to take a look at this game; a fun introduction to the world of money...

Beer52 – A Review

Previous article - Freetrade diary #9 - September Freetrade referral link - sign up and earn yourself a free share worth up to £200 I've mentioned before why this blog isn't exclusively all about financial independence. I suppose you could argue that this post doesn't belong on a personal finance, FIRE focused blog. But I'm …

Freetrade review – update and direction

Update… My first post focused fairly heavily on Freetrade and my first investments on their platform. Since then a lot has changed; I have sold off all my holdings except for Sirius Minerals that I have pound cost averaged into during the heavy falls in performance in May and June. I now average around 15p …

Freetrade app – overview and initial thoughts

Disclaimer – I am not, in any way, affiliated with Freetrade. I am also not a contributor to either of their crowdfunding campaigns, and nor do I plan on doing so. All opinions are my own. Freetrade – the U.K’s potential answer to Robinhood. Trading and investing in individual equities has long been an expensive …