Month: March 2019

An M-Shaped life. Unlocking career success and Financial Independence

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“Have you ever climbed a mountain?” I looked up as Nimit posed his question. It was Madrid. About 10pm on a beautiful Iberian night. I was in my second year as a management consultant and I’d been sent to Spain to help an internet start-up. As was pretty typical for our company it was a…

By Caveman March 28, 2019 10
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Making a million. Why saving for kids is a terrible idea and why I’m doing it anyway

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I love my kids. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for them. When I get home after one of those days when nothing has gone right they’ll always put a smile on my face. How do children just mange to stay unfailingly cheerful even when I’m walking about with a black cloud over my head? Turning…

By Caveman March 21, 2019 16
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“I always thought he was poor.” How shame made me waste money for years (and how I recovered)

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Shame is powerful. Of all the emotions I think it’s the least rational. Like so many emotions it can only affect you if you allow it to…but it is so easy to feel embarrassed. Often this is just a fleeting feeling By the next day you’ve forgotten all about it. At other times it becomes…

By Caveman March 14, 2019 22
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February 2019 update: Emerging from hibernation and some swords

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February goes by fast doesn’t it? I feel like it’s only been a few days since I was doing my January update. I like February though. The days are starting to stretch out and get warmer. In fact it turns out that we had the warmest February day since records began in the 1600s. Crumbs.…

By Caveman March 7, 2019 8
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12 easy actions you can take to save the world while getting richer

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Last time I did a mini-rant about why I think ethical investing doesn’t work. Bit of a downer huh? But I did promise that I would follow up with some positivity. So here it is. The good news is that it’s still possible to do things to, genuinely, help save the world. Hopefully as relevant…

By Caveman March 1, 2019 12
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