Blog
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What My Retirement Spreadsheet Was Hiding From Me
A personal learning note on retirement planning, portfolio risk, gilt ladders, cashflow modelling and how AI helped me challenge what my spreadsheet was really showing.
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AI is the wrong name
A thought experiment on intelligence, speed, and the mistake humans keep making.
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How (and When) To Book Smarter Holidays – Without Breaking The Bank
Since the pandemic, the cost of travel has shot up—steeply. What used to be a cheeky £400 escape is now pushing £700 or more, and that’s if you’re lucky. Between pent-up demand, inflation, fuel costs and general travel chaos, grabbing a cheap holiday or cruise now takes a bit more savvy – and a bit…
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Passive Investing is Enough For Most of Us
Intro: Most of us aren’t stock-picking wizards, and frankly, we don’t need to be. The idea that you have to actively monitor markets, chase hot tips, or beat the pros is outdated – and mostly nonsense. There’s a smarter, calmer path: investing in global index funds, feeding them regularly, and ignoring the noise. Global index…
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Learn to Code with AI: A Smarter, Simpler Way to Start
Intro: You don’t need to be a 22-year-old hoodie-wearing prodigy to learn to code. You don’t even need to know what a “for loop” is. What you do need is the right mindset — and now, thanks to generative AI, the right tool at your side. If you’ve ever been curious about learning to code…