Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “It starts out with an idea. Then I look at how much money is needed, and I come up with a budget. I save, and then when I… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National How much money do you need to have in the bank, earning you interest, so you can retire right now? Imagine – just imagine – never having… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National My six-and-a-half-year-old son was busy building a Lego creation of sorts when he tried to tell me the cost of what he was making. “What comes after a… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Are you truly open-minded and able to take on board a view other than your own? If you can, then this will help you make better investment, business,… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National It seemed like such a great idea: a young family moving to the UAE, the husband wanting his wife to be happy and “not worry about anything”. But… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National There is an Arabic saying: “Itha biddak it hayru, khayru.” Translated, it means: “If you want to confuse or bewilder a person, give them choice.” But before we… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Many of you are familiar with the term “bucket list”. It’s a wish list of things people want to do or experience before they die – before they… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National We all have choice. Sometimes it’s between a bad and a worse situation. But the premise remains: we all have choice. And so when I read a question… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National If you are an expatriate, was there a significant shift in how you dealt with the money in your life when you became one? A recent, and recurring,… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Today is the last day of UAE Saves Week, and boy has it been a fantastic few days. We trended on Twitter throughout the week, even occupying the… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Thinking of impressing a romantic interest? Believe you’ve found the one and dream of settling down and building a family? Well, if you’re serious about it, it turns… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National This was part of a conversation I was privy to between a young boy, around 7 years old, and his father recently: Boy: How much money do you… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National If you don’t have it, don’t spend it. You’ll never get out of debt by borrowing more. How simple is that? But do you live by this code?… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Many people are returning from weeks away over the summer holiday season not so much refreshed as drained, and possibly distraught, having spent weeks looking after ageing parents… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National A few weeks ago I wrote about my frustrations at having instructed a UAE-based bank to sell some local shares I owned, only to find that the transaction… View Post
Some people I know go about managing their money, and living their life, by taking into account (for which, read: depending on) an inheritance. Personally, I find this to be an alien concept. Super news… View Post
I was recently visiting a friend in the United Kingdom. Her father-in-law has made, and lost, a significant amount of money over his lifetime. He is now of retirement age and, it would appear, is concerned… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I was recently reading about diets that appear to enhance longevity. The typical Mediterranean-cum-Japanese mantra of fresh vegetables and fish seems to be the standard fare of people… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “Balance” seems to be the modern-day holy grail. Whether it’s balancing work and play, or getting the right nutrients into our system while not forgoing the odd pleasure,… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I keep hearing people use the term “I saved money” when they refer to buying something for less than the price ticket states. Let us mull over these… View Post
