Month: January 2022

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The beatings will continue until morale improves – January 2022 update

The Wealthster

After a fantastic start to the year of our Lord 2022 (mainly because I was chilling in Australia) we had a rude awakening upon our return to London.  First, there was the rampant Covid outbreak still going on in London.  Second the utterly dreary weather and long nights, and third the stock market took a plunge.  As I had been on holiday, I’d left £2000 in my S&S ISA account ready to invest because I was idle about investing it. Upon being paid on 10 January, I plonked another £3000 into my ISA and duly purchased £5000 of VUSA the … Continue reading The beatings will continue until morale improves – January 2022 update

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What is wealthy?

The Wealthster

What makes someone wealthy?  It is a question that I thought I knew the answer to until my trip to Australia.  The experiences we had out there have shown me that my ideas of what constituted wealthy were somewhat under whelming.  We’ve all heard of the vast fortunes of Gates, Bezos, and Musk, but that’s not what this post is about.  This is about the wealthy people hiding in plain sight.  The people that run companies, own businesses, and generally don’t want people to know how much they have. We had the pleasure of being invited to Ms Wealthster’s sister’s … Continue reading What is wealthy?