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Saving requires a bit of discipline, which is much easier when you know why you are saving and how much you will need. Investing sounds complicated and an entire industry wants you to think it is. But investing sensibly can be very simple, especially in the age of global index funds.
The hardest thing will be investing regularly while ignoring all the chatter from your mind and the media. Your brain wasn’t designed to deal with stock market swings, so get it out of the way and stick to the rules. We’ll show you how to do that too.
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Blog: Simple investing
How to tame your monkey mind – the psychology of saving & investing
You have to train your brain to accept that yes, you will become great with money, you will stick to the path and you won’t let your monkey mind get in the way.
How To Invest After The Election
In case you think the US election is the only thing people are thinking about, you can also think about investing before/during/after the results! I never expected to write about investing during the results, but here we are.
Rescue Your Money
If a financial institution is holding onto your money for no clear reason, YOU NEED TO ACT FAST before the music stops.
Blog: The Basics
Moving Home
In an ideal world, you need to prepare for moving countries over a year in advance. If it comes at you unexpectedly, then do what you can. Here is a short guide to help you with this daunting task.
2. Financial Independence – when you can give up boring work for a better life?
There’s a formula for working out when you’re ready to quit. It might be sooner than you think! Especially if you’re an expat. Learn here what they don’t teach you at school…
1. No more drifting – develop intention for your money and life
Taking the time to clear your head of bad money habits and perceived inabilities, then setting some directions for your financial future, will make everything that follows easier.
Blog: Terrible savings plans (and how to avoid them)
What to do if your nest egg is locked up in a savings plan
Reader question – what to do if you find yourself trapped in a long-term savings plan.
Having invested into equity and bond funds over the last two years I can no longer put money regularly into my savings plan. I have some US$100,000 invested. What should I do?
Expert opinion: is it safe yet to get a savings plan in the UAE?
This is a great article from Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence featuring us and many other voices of reason in the UAE market. It discusses some of the problems with the selling of personal savings plans here and why there is reason for cautious optimism about the future.
5 reasons why you should never invest in a long-term offshore savings plan
Financial advisors are often trying to get expats to invest in long-term savings plans. They sound good in theory but 99% of the time they are completely inappropriate. You will probably either make unimpressive gains or lose money. So just say no and tell your friends to say no too. Here’s why. Almost no financial advisor on commission is going to tell you this, which is why I have to.
Blog: Saving - debt, income & expenses
💔 Love & Money
Can you really have love and money? Will your other half chew through all your cash? Money is the number one cause of breakups, but really it is poor communication about money. This post is about finding a balance in you relationships with the significant other and your money.
Should you have a monogamous relationship with your bank?
It’s usually painfully obvious that banks are not really on your side. Here are some thoughts on how to make interaction that little bit easier.
Join DeadSimpleSaving’s Expat Investing Academy program – learn everything you need to know A-Z to take control of your finances and never rely on others again. Plan, save and invest with confidence.
“Every attendee that I’ve spoken to has loved Steve’s course.” – Andrew Hallam, author of Millionaire Expat
“This course literally saved my marriage.” – Nisha, expat “One of the highlights of my 2020.” – John, expat
“The best course on investing for expats. I sincerely recommend it to everyone.” – Elena, expat
“Incredibly helpful, this is exactly what I needed.” – Julia, expat