Money Mages' Personal Finance Grimoire

Trading212 Review

This is the second in a new series of reviewing online services & retailers. This series will only review services and retailers I’ve personally used.

Money Mage makes no recommendations regarding Trading 212 or competing providers. This article is provided as information only. Read the Disclaimer.

What is Trading 212?

Trading 212* is a relatively new... [[continue reading]]

We can retire sooner than we thought!

I want to quit my 9-5! I hate my job! When can I retire?

You’ve heard it all before.

The other-MM and I don’t hate our jobs. I get to the point of hating my job, but I now have an amazing new job. The-other MM works in a white-collar job in Logistics. It’s not fun and it’s long... [[continue reading]]

What is a Pension?

Pensions in the UK are an amazing way to save for ‘early retirement’. Including super early retirement, like retiring in your 40s or 30s.

If you plan your pensions in your 20s you will be on the path to wealth generation. Neglect them until your 40s, and you are going to struggle to build enough of a retirement pot.

One... [[continue reading]]

Debt Consolidation Care - How it serves for the last 15 years

This is the first in a series of Guest Posts on Money Mage, by Good Nelly from Debt Consolidation Care.

Disclaimer: if you are UK based and have problems with Debt you should seek help from a regulated charity like Step Change.

This Guest Post is for US readers.

So, without me stealing any more of the... [[continue reading]]

May 2020 Savings Report

Welcome to our May Savings Report.

As I mentioned in April I lost my Aunt. Her funeral is next week. I’m unable to get to it due to travel restrictions (it’s over 400 miles away) and I’m not Dominic Cummings.

Instead, I’ll be dialling in. The family have said we’ll do a celebration of her life later in the year... [[continue reading]]