My sister was visiting me last week, and naturally (!) the conversation turned to personal finance. A few months ago, she moved into a very nice little flat with her boyfriend - they’ve been together for several years now.
As it happens, he earns slightly more than her, probably in the region of £200 per month [...]
The other day, Catherine Shaffer @ Wisebread asked if six figures was really that much. This inspired me to work out what income it would take to sustain my semi-ideal young professional lifestyle.
For the purposes of this, we’ll imagine that I am living in my existing house, and that the only things that I want [...]
How much money do you keep in your current or checking account?
At the moment for various reasons, I have 3 current accounts, but all of them run at near empty. By this I mean that deliberately by the end of the month they are at or close to zero - ready to be filled up [...]