Pensions are the main way to fund retirement and we look at Nest, a government scheme that offers pensions to small companies that do not manage their own.However, Nest has several shortcomings: it's…
In this episode we discuss some of the most common ways to spoil your happy and financially stable retirement. Some of these came from our recent meet-up event at Caernarfon and some of them from…
Andy has reached his retirement anniversary, having finally left work one year ago. We discuss the challenges in preparing for and leaving work, as well as what lessons can be shared with others in a…
A bit of a clickbaity title maybe, but we thought we might try and game the algorithm a bit and direct some new listeners to the podcast.What are the five biggest mistakes for those looking for…
This time we have our regular guest John and we are looking at questions posted in our Facebook group (see the community link below) covering a wide range of FIRE areas including:What are the…
We chat to Bex, who is a regular at the Sheffield and Nottingham community meet-ups (for details of these, see our community link below). She is a civil servant and is looking at retiring early so…
We've used this episode to make a Q&A special to answer a number of questions that regularly come up with our guest John, who is a regular in our Facebook group. We look at 'one more year syndrome',…
This episode's News covers the planned rise in dividend tax rates for the 2026-27 tax year and In the main section our interviewee is Evelyn from one of our Nottingham FIRE meet-ups. We talk about how…
Does running a business make FIRE easier as the tools and skills are transferable? Or does it make it harder as businesses take up so much of your time? For this episode we're talking to Anne-Marie…
This is a follow-up to episode 17 where we discussed forthcoming changes to inheritance tax with John. In this episode we discuss what practical measures you can take now, such as setting up pension…
