events Archives - Pounds and Sense https://www.poundsandsense.com/tag/events/ A UK blog covering personal finance and much more from an over-60 perspective Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:48:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.poundsandsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/coffeespecs-150x150.png events Archives - Pounds and Sense https://www.poundsandsense.com/tag/events/ 32 32 Why Now Could Be the Ideal Time to Take Advantage of Your New Tax-Free ISA Allowance https://www.poundsandsense.com/why-now-could-be-the-ideal-time-to-take-advantage-of-your-new-tax-free-isa-allowance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-now-could-be-the-ideal-time-to-take-advantage-of-your-new-tax-free-isa-allowance https://www.poundsandsense.com/why-now-could-be-the-ideal-time-to-take-advantage-of-your-new-tax-free-isa-allowance/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:42:29 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=11947 As of 6 April 2026, UK investors have a fresh chance to supercharge their savings and investments with a new £20,000 Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance. ISAs represent a golden opportunity for investors to make their money work harder while shielding their returns from the taxman. With tax-free allowances for income frozen until April 2028 […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/why-now-could-be-the-ideal-time-to-take-advantage-of-your-new-tax-free-isa-allowance/feed/ 0 My Investments Update – April 2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-april-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-april-2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-april-2026/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:52:00 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14470 Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my March 2026 Investments Update here if you like. I’ll begin as usual with my JP Morgan Personal Investing (previously Nutmeg) Stocks and Shares ISA. This is the largest investment I hold other than my Bestinvest SIPP (personal pension). As regular readers will know, in June last year I transferred […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-april-2026/feed/ 0 Don’t Miss Out! Use Your £20,000 ISA Allowance Before It’s Too Late https://www.poundsandsense.com/dont-miss-out-use-your-20000-isa-allowance-before-its-too-late/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-miss-out-use-your-20000-isa-allowance-before-its-too-late https://www.poundsandsense.com/dont-miss-out-use-your-20000-isa-allowance-before-its-too-late/#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:20:23 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=11915 As the end of the tax year on 5 April 2026 approaches, so too does the deadline to utilize the annual tax-free Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance. The clock is ticking, and unless you take action in the next few weeks, this opportunity to maximize your tax-free savings for the 2025/26 financial year will be gone. […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/dont-miss-out-use-your-20000-isa-allowance-before-its-too-late/feed/ 0 Beat the Postage Stamp Price Rise! https://www.poundsandsense.com/beat-the-postage-stamp-price-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beat-the-postage-stamp-price-rise https://www.poundsandsense.com/beat-the-postage-stamp-price-rise/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:44:49 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=2861 A quickie today to let you know that the price of stamps is rising again on Tuesday 7 April 2026. That will be the SEVENTH rise in the price of first class stamps in just four years. On this occasion a standard first class stamp is going up from £1.70 to £1.80, a 6% increase. […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/beat-the-postage-stamp-price-rise/feed/ 0 My Investments Update – March 2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-march-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-march-2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-march-2026/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:22:41 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14360 Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my February 2026 Investments Update here if you like. I’ll begin as usual with my JP Morgan Personal Investing (previously Nutmeg) Stocks and Shares ISA. This is the largest investment I hold other than my Bestinvest SIPP (personal pension). As regular readers will know, in June last year I transferred […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-march-2026/feed/ 0 Get Your Will Written Free of Charge in March https://www.poundsandsense.com/get-will-written-free-charge-march/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-will-written-free-charge-march https://www.poundsandsense.com/get-will-written-free-charge-march/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:02:08 +0000 http://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=1257 Did you know that March is Free Wills Month? Free Wills Month brings together a group of well-respected charities to offer members of the public aged 55 and over the opportunity to have their wills written or updated free using participating solicitors across the UK. The next one begins on Monday 2nd March 2026. The […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/get-will-written-free-charge-march/feed/ 7 My Investments Update – February 2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-february-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-february-2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-february-2026/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:28:30 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14255 Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my January 2026 Investments Update here if you like. I’ll begin as usual with my JP Morgan Personal Investing (previously Nutmeg) Stocks and Shares ISA. This is the largest investment I hold other than my Bestinvest SIPP (personal pension). As regular readers will know, in June last year I transferred […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-february-2026/feed/ 0 Planning a UK Holiday This Year? Here Are Some Ideas For You! https://www.poundsandsense.com/planning-a-uk-holiday-this-year-here-are-some-ideas-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planning-a-uk-holiday-this-year-here-are-some-ideas-for-you https://www.poundsandsense.com/planning-a-uk-holiday-this-year-here-are-some-ideas-for-you/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:40:29 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=7343 For many of us 2025 was another difficult year, with a cost-of-living crisis driven especially by rising gas and electricity costs. With the festive season behind us now – and a cold and miserable start to the new year – many of us are understandably desperate for something to look forward to in the year […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/planning-a-uk-holiday-this-year-here-are-some-ideas-for-you/feed/ 6 My Investments Update – January 2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-january-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-january-2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-january-2026/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:19:07 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14173 Happy New Year! Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my December 2025 Investments Update here if you like. I’ll begin as usual with my JP Morgan Personal Investing (previously Nutmeg) Stocks and Shares ISA. This is the largest investment I hold other than my Bestinvest SIPP (personal pension). As regular readers will know, in June […]

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