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 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:25:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 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 Pounds and Sense – A Personal Update https://www.poundsandsense.com/pounds-and-sense-a-personal-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pounds-and-sense-a-personal-update https://www.poundsandsense.com/pounds-and-sense-a-personal-update/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:28:07 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14753 Today I wanted to share some information about my personal circumstances and my plans for Pounds and Sense (in particular) going forward. As you may know, I’ve been running PAS for nearly 10 years now and during that time have published over 560 blog posts. Most of these are still available to view via the […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/pounds-and-sense-a-personal-update/feed/ 4 Caravan Fire Safety: How to Protect Your Holiday Home and Your Finances https://www.poundsandsense.com/caravan-fire-safety-how-to-protect-your-holiday-home-and-your-finances/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caravan-fire-safety-how-to-protect-your-holiday-home-and-your-finances https://www.poundsandsense.com/caravan-fire-safety-how-to-protect-your-holiday-home-and-your-finances/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:58:20 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14741 My post today is brought to you in association with Compass, a specialist provider of caravan and leisure insurance. It concerns an important subject all caravan owners need to be aware of. With the UK experiencing a prolonged period of hot and dry weather this summer, and drought now declared across large parts of England […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/caravan-fire-safety-how-to-protect-your-holiday-home-and-your-finances/feed/ 0 My Investments Update – August 2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-august-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-august-2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-august-2026/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:28:05 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14716 Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my July 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-august-2026/feed/ 0 My Investments Update – July 2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-july-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-july-2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-july-2026/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:25:34 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14655 Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my June 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-july-2026/feed/ 0 Amazon Prime Day is Almost Here! https://www.poundsandsense.com/amazon-prime-day-is-almost-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-prime-day-is-almost-here https://www.poundsandsense.com/amazon-prime-day-is-almost-here/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:22:08 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=3492 A quickie today to let you know that the annual Amazon Prime Day is almost with us. This year it extends over four days, Tuesday 23rd to Friday 26th June 2026. Prime Day is a special event for Amazon Prime members only. During it Amazon offers Prime members extra savings and special offers across a […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/amazon-prime-day-is-almost-here/feed/ 0 My Investments Update – June 2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-june-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-june-2026 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-june-2026/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:36:04 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14595 Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my May 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/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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