I spent today calculating my pension. I don't like those numbers but that's why I have three ISAs. Soon to be four.
I spent today calculating my pension. I don't like those numbers but that's why I have three ISAs. Soon to be four.
If all goes tits up in a few weeks time I should be able to cash out about £20K worth of shares. That's a pleasant surprise. Shame the share price is toilet.
Has anyone tried stuff such as Crowdcube? How much of a scam is it?
So Tesco have absolutely crucified the clubcard points you can gain, and now they've stopped the clubcard boost, so I'm going to cancel mine ASAP.
I spend about 20k a year on the credit card so I'll surely be able to get a good deal. AMEX have some pretty tasty cashback offers on at the moment.
Does anywhere take an AMEX any more?
Never knew there were issues?
What about Nectar points? There's a Sainsburys near me and it's great, the credit card boosts the points you earn.
Quick questions about loans, chaps. My bank have sent me a leaflet about a deal on personal loans with my new card and it sounds like a really good offer but I want to check there's nothing I'm missing.
I'll use the example they've given:
Representative APR: 3.9%
Interest rate: 3.9% fixed
£7,500 over five years would be £138 a month and total £8,253 by the time I've paid it back.
Now I have done some Googling to fill the gaps in my knowledge but thought I might as well ask you lot as well to cover all bases.
Google tells me the 'representative' bit means that just over half of successful applicants will get that rate and the rest may get something different. How much is this likely to vary? I assume it'll depend on the bank and what they think of my finances if I apply.
The information on the two bits of paper they've sent me about it make it SEEM incredibly straightforward but I've never had a loan of this sort before so feel I'm safer asking whether there are any hidden nasties I should be looking out for?
I'm not too worried about the extra I'd have to pay back because if I get it I can use the extra money in my account to make the most of the double-share scheme I get through work.
What do you want a loan for?
Reducing my mortgage by 150 a month and 5 years. Pretty sweet.
My variable ISA's going down to a 'why bother?' rate of 1.1% I need to shift that before July is out.
Paying off some other stuff which has much higher APR, primarily. If they'll give me enough I may also use it to get myself a car assuming there's nothing I've not thought of because all the car finance stuff is a higher rate than that and I don't have the savings to just buy one.
I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything beyond the rate. It's probably that I'm assuming this sort of thing must be more complex than it actually is.
Got my first ever credit card today, aged 27.
One of my share schemes also matured. By matured, I mean it was completely pointless as the share price was lower than I needed it to be so instead of a successful financial investment I've effectively saved £250/month for the last couple of years.
Anyone have shares and ever look at their dividends? I've got SFA shares yet my dividends for the last quarter were nearly £200.
Shame my mortgage is crippling.
Looking forward to the Lifetime ISA next year as I can't take advantage of the Help to Buy one. It doesn't have the FTB restriction but has the same 25% bonus
This is such a poor person thread
We do alright. Spend slightly less than we earn. No real savings. No real debt. Can't complain.
I'm winding up my company as I'm turning permanent so that should be a nice windfall (CGT and entrepreneur tax of 10%). From there, I've got no idea where to place the cash as I've opened a help to buy ISA already this year.
I might stick them all into shares but not decided on who or what.
Forget it, Kiko. Mert's already placed us on the poor heap. No use trying to better ourselves.
Unless we settle this shit with some hoops.
I thought Americans loved talking about money?
Not really. It's rude to talk about your income for example and I think people in the upper middle class and above are taught that it's not very polite to talk about money in general. Certainly I don't talk much about my family's income unless I need to.
Just a number in a spreadsheet at the end of the day.
Moving is so fucking expensive.
This week I paid out £200 to show we're 'serious' about the house we're buying, to be refunded on completion. Fucking Estate Agents.
£350 for some twat to tell the mortage company the house is worth the money.
£400 for Solicitors (will cost £4000 in total)
The fees to be added on at the end are disgusting n'all. Not doing this again.
This:
It's also frowned upon / unusual to openly flaunt your wealth unlike in Europe / 3rd world countries where every day is a fashion show. Most of the richest kids I knew at Duke would wear (very expensive but worn) sweat pants to class paired with a ragged (but expensive) fleece, would almost never post on social media showcasing their material wealth, etc. It's a sign of not having anything to prove; your value emanates from yourself, not some 3rd party manufactured indicator.
Obviously there are exceptions.
What about within the context of a small community where financial advice may prove beneficial? Or at least provide an opportunity to vent?
It's a joke. Just money grabbing from all angles. By my calculations we'll be paying £6000 just in 'costs' and taxes.
Not ideal when my wife is on Maternity leave and her wage is due to drop down statutory next month.
The equity from our current flat will deal with alot of it, but it still grates.
Must be awful, lads. Sorry for your loss.
I guess it's cool if it is a 'very expensive but dirty' car amirite?
So it's all about making sure everyone knows you're wealthy, but pretending you don't care.
If 'your value emanates from yourself, not some 3rd party manufactured indicator,' why are the 'very expensive sweat pants' and 'ragged but expensive fleece' () necessary? Do Walmart sweat pants block your inner emanation?
I guess what I'm asking is: Where should I buy my sweatpants? I want to look rich but also look like I'm not trying too.
Move to England and shop at Debenhams.
Good luck with the move pinhead. Most stressful shit you can do. Far worse than childbirth.
We only got £60k in equity. South East living, Yo.
Great so I re-mortgaged saving £150 a month, what they didn't tell me is the first payment is A FUCKING GRAND.
Slapped £5,000 on a fixed-rate 5-year bond at 2.20% I'm not sure I trust India with my money but these are strange times.
Further to this my existing mortgage provider has just taken out a full month's payment because the solicitors or whoever didn't clear the direct debit in time. It will be refunded but in a few weeks. Just waiting for that grand to disappear now for exceptional levels of lol.
Anyone got any tips / tricks for shares / bonds?
I've been doing some reading into it and there's a lot more too it than I'd really anticipated - starting with picking a platform to use. Tempted by IG stocks and shares ISA.
Anyone here wheel and deal stocks and shares?
Just stick it in a low cost market tracker fund. Not that many actively managed funds can outperform the market so you're not going to be able to.
You don't beat the market is as good a dictum to live by as any, I would suggest.
That sounds quite boring though. Surely half the fun would be throwing £500-1000 at a particular company and embracing the roller coaster?
All those oil engineering firms dropping like flies round this way.
The arsehole is falling out of Aberdeen. There goes 70k for being a cleaner on a rig. Shower of thick cunts.
Shouldn't you be saving Foebia?