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UK personal finance, the long way round
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What Percentage of Your Salary to Save for Retirement: The UK Number Behind the Rules of Thumb
How much of your salary to save for retirement in the UK, why the rules of thumb cluster near 15%, and how to model your own rate instead of copying one.
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The Cost of Raising a Child in the UK: The Number, and the Bits the Number Leaves Out
What raising a child really costs in the UK, from childcare and Child Benefit to university, private school and lost earnings, and how to model your own number.
68 min read7 questions answered
Rent vs Buy in the UK: When Buying Wins, When Renting Wins, and How to Tell
Whether renting or buying builds more wealth in the UK depends on rates, how often you move, and what your deposit could earn. Model the break-even.
59 min read8 questions answered
How Much Do You Need to Retire in the UK: The Deep Dive
Pension pot sizes, PLSA benchmarks, withdrawal rates and the state pension, worked through. The UK-specific way to model your own retirement number.
46 min read11 questions answered
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