There is a constant deluge of quick, get rich schemes on the internet, and in the newspapers. You are promised to earn thousands of dollars a month in your spare time, or build an investment portfolio with no outlay.Traditionally the best way to make money has been to go to work for 30-50 hours a week and work hard. Generally speaking one is rewarded for hard work in greater salaries and bonuses, often leading to fewer hours also. This is the American dream, the English dream and the Russian dream. - it is the dream of every peasant in the world to dig themselves out of their muddy mire and achieve a comfortable way of life.Being rich is not really a goal worth striving for, noone needs a Porsche, you just think you do, aim for comfort via hard work, enjoy your treats and don’t fall for the marketing people who make you think that now HD TV is passe (it is sure to be soon ) and that you have to ditch your 2 grand TV for a 4 grand one. Â

Well I have to admit that it has been a long while since I updated the site with thoughts about the current fiscal situation in the UK.

Sadly, unemployment is now at 2 million, reposessions are at the max and we are being told that we are facing the worst recession in a hundred years - so what to do.  There is an amusing advert on TalkSport where they suggest to bankers that they put money on the 7.55 at Kempton as it would be about as  well intentioned and intelligent as many of their investments over the past 10 years or so.

Well I have not yet considered such a violent action to recover my financial status but may well soon have to consider releasing money from a locked pension fund or even selling my property abroad.

The two options fill me with dread as my pension scheme was a nice happy place to take myself to - releasing this pension to play with may be a nice idea, but is not advisable I am sure. Selling my property abroad also scares the hell out of me. I bought an off plan property may years ago and I have seen it as a long term investment - but still, in these hard times what can one do but release funds from savings and investments to carry through the long discontented financial winter we are all suffering….