I’d like to share with you a little story about one of my neighbours, Mrs Coot, who resides in the river next door. For several weeks she had been diligently watching over her eggs, keeping them warm day and night and only leaving the nest when absolutely necessary. The other day I realised I hadn’t seen Mrs […]
As some readers of this blog may already know, I in September last year, became a proud mum for the very first time. As most mums and mum’s to be will have done, I had a Birth Plan which outlined what I wanted to happen at the time. It was while I was putting this […]
Last week Chris had a meeting with someone who, considering his career options, wanted to find out more about a career in financial planning. Chris helped him out with some pointers but the meeting got me thinking…. I’ve come far since my initial interview with Chris. I specifically remember him asking me if i knew […]
In a frank blog entry Kelly explains what she likes and what she doesn’t like about the world of work and how she intends to ‘grow’. For many people who work in an office sitting at a computer and working on spreadsheets and word documents each day is some what of a chore. However for […]
It’s hard to believe that I have been working at Principal Financial Solutions for almost four months now. This also means that I am 1/3 of my way through my apprenticeship, it is going so quickly. What I’ve realised is that January is a very long month. It just seems to go on forever! I […]
Continuing from her first Blog, Kelly (our new apprentice) continues to talk about her experiences working with us at Principal. In this entry she talks about getting paid, settling in and why if you receive an email about automatic enrolment….you should really open it for her sake! Just last month (3rd November to be precise) […]
Just under a month ago our first apprentice, Kelly, started working with us. I thought it would be interesting to provide an opportunity for her to write a little bit about her experiences within our business. What she wrote is interesting, sweet and hopefully provides a slightly different insight into what we do within our […]
This is a guest blog from Andrea Choot from Niche Nooks. You can find out more both about Andrea and Niche Nooks here Downsizing from a larger to a smaller property is undertaken for a number reasons from selling to provide children with a deposit so they can purchase their first home, moving closer to […]