reviews Archives - Pounds and Sense https://www.poundsandsense.com/tag/reviews/ A UK blog covering personal finance and much more from an over-60 perspective Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://www.poundsandsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/coffeespecs-150x150.png reviews Archives - Pounds and Sense https://www.poundsandsense.com/tag/reviews/ 32 32 UK Government Bonds: Are Gilts Worth Considering Now? https://www.poundsandsense.com/uk-government-bonds-are-gilts-worth-considering-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-government-bonds-are-gilts-worth-considering-now https://www.poundsandsense.com/uk-government-bonds-are-gilts-worth-considering-now/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:29:24 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14847 UK government bonds – better known as gilts – have been attracting renewed attention from investors. That is hardly surprising. After years when interest rates and bond yields were unusually low, gilt yields have risen substantially. In September 2026, the yield on 10-year UK government bonds recently climbed above 5.3%, its highest level since 2007. […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/uk-government-bonds-are-gilts-worth-considering-now/feed/ 0 My Investments Update – September 26 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-september-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-september-26 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-september-26/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:22:49 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14794 Here is my latest monthly update about my investments. You can read my August 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-september-26/feed/ 0 My Short Break in Portmeirion https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-short-break-in-portmeirion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-short-break-in-portmeirion https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-short-break-in-portmeirion/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:46:20 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14777 I recently enjoyed a three-night break in the lovely Welsh village/resort of Portmeirion. This is about two miles from Porthmadog in NW Wales. It was the first time I had stayed in Portmeirion, though I have visited many times before. Here’s a map from Google Maps. Portmeirion is a beautiful Italianate village created by the architect Clough […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-short-break-in-portmeirion/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 The Best Realistic UK Side Hustles for Over-50s https://www.poundsandsense.com/the-best-realistic-uk-side-hustles-for-over-50s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-realistic-uk-side-hustles-for-over-50s https://www.poundsandsense.com/the-best-realistic-uk-side-hustles-for-over-50s/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:11:45 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14644 If you’ve ever searched online for side hustle ideas, you’ll know that many articles seem aimed at people in their twenties who want to become social media influencers, crypto traders or e-commerce millionaires overnight. As someone firmly in the over-50 category myself, I know that most of us are looking for something rather different. We […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/the-best-realistic-uk-side-hustles-for-over-50s/feed/ 0 Get a Free Share Worth Up To £100 With Trading 212 https://www.poundsandsense.com/get-a-free-share-worth-up-to-100-with-trading-212/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-a-free-share-worth-up-to-100-with-trading-212 https://www.poundsandsense.com/get-a-free-share-worth-up-to-100-with-trading-212/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:40:06 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=4931 Offer Reopened! Today I’m featuring a way you can get a free fractional share worth up to £100 by signing up (for the first time) with an online share trading platform called Trading 212. Trading 212 is unusual in that it offers commission-free and fee-free share trading. As a special offer, until Tuesday 3rd November 2026 they […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/get-a-free-share-worth-up-to-100-with-trading-212/feed/ 6 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/my-investments-update-june-2026/feed/ 0 Money-Saving Perks and Discounts for Retired People in the UK https://www.poundsandsense.com/money-saving-perks-and-discounts-for-retired-people-in-the-uk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=money-saving-perks-and-discounts-for-retired-people-in-the-uk https://www.poundsandsense.com/money-saving-perks-and-discounts-for-retired-people-in-the-uk/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 13:51:40 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14581 Retirement can be a wonderful stage of life, bringing more freedom and time to enjoy yourself. But for many people, it can also mean adjusting to a lower income and watching the pennies more carefully than before. The good news is that there are plenty of money-saving perks and discounts available specifically for retired and […]

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]]> https://www.poundsandsense.com/money-saving-perks-and-discounts-for-retired-people-in-the-uk/feed/ 0 Here’s Why Prolific Academic Could Be the Ideal Side Hustle for Seniors https://www.poundsandsense.com/heres-why-prolific-academic-could-be-the-ideal-side-hustle-for-seniors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-why-prolific-academic-could-be-the-ideal-side-hustle-for-seniors https://www.poundsandsense.com/heres-why-prolific-academic-could-be-the-ideal-side-hustle-for-seniors/#respond Sat, 16 May 2026 09:46:29 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=14553 If you’re retired or semi-retired and looking for a flexible way to earn a little extra money from home, Prolific Academic could be the answer you are seeking. I first wrote about Prolific a while ago in my article Make Money Helping University Researchers with Prolific Academic, and I still believe it’s one of the […]

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