How many of you have bought cryptocurrencies? And if so, what’s your reaction to the news that an accidental hacker stole $300mln and then destroyed it for ever in the panic of trying to give… View Post
Gary Clement for The National Originally published October 26 When I checked earlier in the week, bitcoin was trading at USD 5,660 to one. Up 500 per cent at one point since the start of… View Post
These are my notes when chairing the opening ceremony of Eye On Earth. I’m sharing them because the people involved are phenomenal and key advocates of the things we need to do to save humankind.… View Post
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Gary Clement for The National Every day the king of Arabic music greets me. He hangs around in my lounge, replete with… View Post
Gary Clement for The National Where is the sense in funding the financially feeble, or providing differing levels of monetary support to young adult offspring, if the result is an unhappy family and strained sibling… View Post
I wasn’t bleeding then. My son was happily being gestated, in preparation for us meeting in the flesh. At least that’s what he remembers, or thinks, thankfully. This is one of his early works of… View Post
I believe my life will really begin – that I’ll be happy – when the right person, or circumstance, comes along. Ring any bells? Being happy. The eternal quest is especially pertinent at this time… View Post
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.عين العقل ان تتحكمي بأمورك المالية. لا يعقل أن تكوني تحت رحمة، وفي بعض الأحيان، سيطرة الغير ـ خاصة إن كنت أنت المتمكنة ماليا .أتمنى أن تشاركي برأيك، طموحك، ووضعك الحياتي والمالي .وتذكري: مش… View Post
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What would Christmas be without a toilet joke, or three Heard the one about flushing away poverty– every single day? It’s not a laugh I’m after, but to share a twist Your loo now has… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I’m sitting in a plane watching Money Monster as I write. I am upset. No, not because of the acting – though Clooney leaves me wanting – but… View Post
“She made him put a house in her name.” This was an alien concept to me – relayed 11 years ago – and it stuck in my mind. At the time I thought it odd… View Post
Can you believe that this beauty was destined for the bin? A friend rescued her and she now has pride of place outside the front door, watching over us – our very own guardian angel.… View Post
We are bird-sitting a canary for a couple of weeks as of yesterday. Keanan has been drawing birds non-stop since she arrived. This morning he declared he’ll be publishing a book of his sketches… View Post
Gary Clement for The National I got an email this week from someone who described her 20- something year-old self as a diligent but naive investor. She did what most people don’t do. She took… View Post
I had been approaching it all wrong. There is no war if we don’t engage. Stick with me: I had been sucked into the vortex. After many many hours contemplating how to simplify and include… View Post
My inbox has been flooded with stories of outrage and woe in response to my sharing the horror of dealing with so-called financial advisers that sell expatriate policies. Now I am directing my attention at… View Post
