We know we should save and invest but how should we invest? We've seen from a previous article that we should dollar cost average to even out our entry price. But what should we invest in? I'm a big believer in following (scratch that, copying) the best. Who are the best asset managers over the long term? I'm going to talk about two: David …
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How I bought my very first Ethereum cryptocurrency (for complete beginners)
In my last post, I wrote about how to buy bitcoins for a complete beginner. Since then, I've wanted to buy other cryptocurrencies to diversify my exposure to cryptocurrencies. I want a basket of cryptocurrencies. Next on the list is Ethereum. How to buy Ethereum Now this wasn't as straightforward as buying Bitcoins, possibly because it's …
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How I bought my very first bitcoins (for complete beginners)
The recent cyberhacks got me thinking about bitcoin. I also saw an old article on the brilliant Sprezzaturian website by Mikael Syding where he outlines becoming expert in a hot topic and consulting on that newfound knowledge (in this example, Bitcoin and Blockchain). I watched a few videos on what Bitcoin and Blockchain are: I looked …
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What you can learn from I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
I read I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi before I read The Richest Man in Babylon (see previous post). However, I Will Teach You To Be Rich (IWT) can be taken as building on many of the principles in The Richest Man in Babylon (RMB). IWT is RMB for the 21st century. Summary IWT is split into 6 sections: Get out of debt Don't …
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What I learned from The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
I first heard of The Richest Man in Babylon from Fighting Mediocrity who made a fantastic animated video review of it. (Check it out here.) I bought it on Kindle for next to nothing: £1.99! It's a short book and reads like an allegory similar in style to The Alchemist. Synopsis In ancient Babylon, an ordinary family man is struck one day …
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