CP-Finance - Part 9

How And Why To Work From Home After Retirement

Retirement is approaching, and you know that you want to maintain your independence. And working from home can help you do just that! Working from home after retirement allows you to pursue new opportunities and earn money while doing so. You’ll be able to maintain your health while also having the freedom of working on your own schedule. The best part? Waiting until retirement means that there’s no better time than now to start looking for work-from-home jobs.

Work from home options let you remain independent.

You can work from home as long as you want. You don’t have to commute, and you can set your own schedule. There’s no office politics or annoying co-workers who are always competing for the next promotion (or worse, sabotaging your efforts). If they’re not already working at home themselves, many bosses will encourage their employees to find jobs that allow them this sort …

Government Pension Benefits Explained

October 11, 2023November 14, 2023

The government pension is a type of income that you can get from the government. It’s often called a state pension, but it’s not to be confused with private pensions or corporate schemes such as the National Pension Scheme (NPS).

What is a government pension?

A government pension is a retirement benefit paid to people who have worked for the government and other public sector organizations. A government pension scheme or plan is any arrangement for providing such benefits.

A government pension fund refers to an investment vehicle in which assets are held, managed and invested by an organization on behalf of its members (i.e., those who receive payments from it).

What are the different types of government pensions?

There are two main types of government pensions:

State pension. This is a basic state-funded pension that you get if you’ve paid enough National Insurance contributions over your lifetime. It’s payable

Zero Based Budgeting

How To Use Zero-Based Budgeting To Save More Money

September 20, 2023November 14, 2023

If you’re ready to start saving more money, then it’s time to learn how to use a zero-based budget. Zero-based budgeting is a simple way of tracking your spending and finding ways to cut costs. But what does “zero-based” mean? In a nutshell, it refers to starting over from scratch each month or quarter with your finances. Most people pay the same amount each month for things like rent, food, utilities and other recurring expenses. In contrast, zero based budgeting means that you’ll make decisions about how much money you want or need for these items every single month or quarter instead of assuming one amount will work for all months/quarters in the future. If you’ve been wondering how people manage their money well enough to save up for big purchases like cars or houses—and keep those savings growing over time—then this article is just what you need!

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Life Estate

Creating A Life Estate: What It Is And Why You Need One.

September 18, 2023November 14, 2023

A life estate is an estate that lasts during the owner’s lifetime. It allows you to transfer ownership of real property without going through probate. This can be especially useful if you want to avoid probate but also don’t want to lose control over when or how the property is sold. Creating a life estate involves creating a trust: an arrangement in which one person (the trustee) manages assets for another person (the beneficiary).

What is a life estate?

A life estate is a type of trust that allows you to use a property for the rest of your life, then pass it on to someone else. You can sell the property or give it away during your lifetime. The main benefit of this type of trust is flexibility: once you create a life estate and appoint someone as trustee (the person who manages the property), they will have complete …

Understanding Employers’ Pension Contributions

August 23, 2023November 14, 2023

It is important that you understand why your employer has chosen to contribute what they have done, as well as how it could affect you in the future.

Employer contributions are made by the employer to a pension scheme to provide benefits for employees.

A pension scheme is an arrangement that enables an individual or group of people (the members) to save for their retirement. Members make regular payments into the scheme and in return receive a regular income when they reach retirement age.

Pension contributions are usually made by employees, but employers can also pay into them too – this is known as salary sacrifice.

Each employer will be required to make contributions, which could be in the form of a pension contribution or salary sacrifice.

Employers’ pension contributions are made by an …