Money Tips Podcast

One of the all-time great self-help books has to be Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I still have my battered old copy of the book, which I bought in the Philippines in the 1980’s. Written in the 1930s by Hill while working in the White House for President Roosevelt during the dark American depression years, it still inspires people 90 years on. This book is the daddy of all self-improvement...

Loyalty does not pay when it comes to utility providers A few phone calls could save you hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds. After our mortgage or rent payment, utilities I’ll probably one of our biggest expenses. Unfortunately, when it comes to the companies which supply your gas electricity, mobile phones and broadband, it does not pay to stay loyal to them. Same applies to car, breakdown rec...

7 Tips To Become More Creative And See Opportunities Have you ever been in a country and had trouble finding a taxi? This happened to me many times in America, where I was stuck for hours miles from my hotel., And in the Philippines where it was not only hard to find a cab but when you found one they always tried to rip you off. I had a story recently that the founders of Uber was in a similar sit...

Reviewing Your Mortgage Could Save You Thousands Not Reviewing Your Mortgage Will Lose You Thousands The Bank of England and The Fed have both signalled an end to massive money supply, cheap credit and low interest rates. This means that interest rises may be coming soon, so now is a good time to review your mortgage deal. Some of you might be on the standard variable rate, usually the most expens...

When I was a financial advisor, I often asked people how much they think they had earned in their lifetime. Then I would ask how much they had left in their bank account. They would usually squirm uncomfortably in their seats or shrug their shoulders. It reminds me of an old joke: Unfortunately, my peak earning years coincided with my peak spending years! Wouldn’t it be better if your peak earning...

Catch Me If You Can   Cyber security and credit protection advice from the real Frank Abagale   The man who inspired the Stephen Spielberg billion-dollar blockbuster movie, played by Leonardo Di Caprio, who worked for the FBI for 40 years advising governments and corporations on cyber security recently gave a talk at Google.   His advice on how to protect yourself against cyber crime might surpris...

Why You Should Invest In Assets Instead Of Leaving All Your Capital In The Bank I once attended a seminar featuring Robert Kiyosaki of the 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' books fame. They got a very smart 10-year-old boy to stand up on stage and repeat his mantra. They asked him, what is an asset? “Assets puts money in your pocket “, the boy gleefully replied. They then asked him what is the liability. The bo...

Have you been up ever been asked to do a talk at work what’s your club? Public speaking is one of our biggest fears. So maybe you turned down the opportunity, because you were scared of speaking in public or not confident of delivering a talk?  My advice is that you should take up the offer make sure, but make you are prepared, rehearsed and polished so that you give your audience value for their...

I’ve just been listening to transgender rights campaigner Paris Lees on the Jeremy Vine show, talking about why she thinks it takes to be Human. I will definitely recommend you catch the episode on BBC iPlayer or their podcast.  Paris grew up on a council estate in Nottingham, had an abusive childhood, wild teenage years which culminated in being sent to prison. Despite a difficult start, she’s go...

Whatever the reasons for getting into serious debt, if you want to live without worry and fear it is vitally important to get out of debt fast and stay debt free forever.   Here are my 10 Tips to get out of debt fast and stay out of debt for good    Prioritise debts in order of importance and cost of servicing the debt. Obvious priorities are things like keeping a roof over your head and maintaini...

If you cannot manage your money you will never be wealthy for long no matter how much you earn or win! Clearly, it’s not how much you earn but how much you keep that determines your wealth. In my book, Yes, Money Can Buy You Happiness, I have a whole section on managing your money. One of the systems I have created is the ‘3 R’s of Money Management’ TM Read or Review Read your bank, credit card an...

You start your money-making journey once you open your eyes in the morning to brace the new day. This is a pretty good mindset you should have if you really want to be learning to gain more money. In today’s episode of Money Tips Podcast, Charles shares his 8 proven effective tips to start your day right. It’s important that you’re physically and mentally ready to do every task that you’ve careful...

Hardly a day goes by when you see on the news another tragic stabbing in London. I hear a lot of community leaders and young people now talking about the lack of opportunity, aspiration, government spending, which then leads to them getting into the wrong crowd were joining gangs. I’ve got no opportunity Austerity is not for me I ain’t got no opportunity I grew up on a council estate in a rough pa...

Almost every move we make to survive, we spend money. So, if you say that you don’t care about money, then, our host, Charles Kelly, will definitely not believe you. In this episode of Money Tips Podcast, Charles encourages you to take action to save, grow, and make more money. Charles’ mission is to help people in financial matters. He emphasizes that his end goal for this podcast is “not to give...