Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Talk about an eventful time for the banking sector. It’s been a month of record cross-border fines, the public naming and shaming of offending financial institutions, and attempts… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Life is at odds with what financial advisers advocate. It’s not neatly parcelled into different decades dedicated to distinct achievements. Instead of thinking age-specific, think life phase: our… View Post
I’m writing this from a riad in Rabat – the capital of Morocco. No, it’s not a luxury stay – more of a backpacker hits middle age type thing, where you’re living a tad rough… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National My heart missed a beat – the letter said I had won. But the anticipation quickly dissipated when I saw that the prize was the princely sum of… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National What would you rather have – a superpower that earns you karma credit or more cash in the bank? I’d rather have my credit in hard currency and… View Post
Credit is not a right. The sooner we remember this the better. It seems that a growing number of people are of this opinion, too, if the cyber-discussion around being in debt, writing it off… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I recently received an email from someone who left the UAE for personal reasons. As a result he cannot come back – much as he’d like to. I’m… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National A friend of mine always has money to spend on a good time – chartering yachts, going on amazing trips, living in beautiful homes. Always cloaked in and… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National My friend married a great guy. I knew that. But something I found out recently makes him even more remarkable. Why? Because it turns out that he had… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I just have to tell you how a recent investment in four smallish whiteboards from Geant has transformed my life. I am not exaggerating. For a start, they’re… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Budget. What is it about that word that can send so many of us into downward spirals of denial, fear, resistance, and downright stupidity. The B word explodes… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National This is the song doing the rounds at home these days: “There’s a hundred and four days of summer vacation / Then school comes along just to end… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National This week I’m sharing the stories of a few people who took a giant leap into the unknown – to live their best life now. None of them… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I keep banging on about life choices, being the boss and making decisions that reflect personal priorities and what’s important. Of course we need to earn but we… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National With the thought of being fiscally prudent while gaining a life experience, I booked a stay for me and my son with a family in Bocas del Toro,… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National The memory of a fraught father swearing and shouting at his son while on a skiing holiday a few months ago has stuck with me. Who knows what… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I know a couple of people who can come across as destitute. But guess what? They have both amassed a few rental homes in various countries and have… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Imagine a holiday costing Dh50 per person per day – all in, plane tickets on top – and having the time of your life. This is what friends… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National My son is the only child I know who seeks out reptiles over cuddly pets you can stroke and be boisterous with. It was a sight to behold… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Whoa. I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride of insanity involving a 36-hour resolve to spend €800,000 (Dh4 million) – that I don’t have – on an imaginary life… View Post
