Sorry, but not really

Last Saturday, I failed to publish a blog post. I didn’t actually realise that this had happened until Monday. For a moment I felt bad about this failure, it’s not like I have been totally organised with the blog up until this point, but entirely skipping it was definitely not a win. On the other… Continue reading Sorry, but not really

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Buying too much stuff on Amazon

When you open up your email, and you have 24 unread emails from Amazon from the past week describing the shipping and delivery dates of your purchases, it makes you think that perhaps online shopping is a little too easy. So today I’m going to go through everything I bought on Amazon in the last… Continue reading Buying too much stuff on Amazon

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Learning to Drive in VR

The Situation Today I’m announcing a new project. While I have been driving automatic cars for years but I have never driven a manual. One of my new housemates has moved in and brought his G920 Logitech steering wheel. A year ago I bought an Oculus Quest, and have been itching to try a driving… Continue reading Learning to Drive in VR

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An Optimistic Financial Plan

The 4% Rule One of my favourite facts about money is known as the 4% rule. The idea is that if you only need to withdraw 4% of the value of your portfolio every year, that money should last forever (because the returns on the rest of the money will on average more than make… Continue reading An Optimistic Financial Plan

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The One About The Resolutions

A Blog? In 2021? Yes, I’m starting a proper weekly blog, I’m psyched. I’ve wanted to put more writing on the internet for a while. I’m generally a fairly private person, the only place you can currently find out much about me on the internet is my LinkedIn profile. I also tweet very occasionally (@AndrewWhistle)… Continue reading The One About The Resolutions

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