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There s more than one way to reach your financial goals. And what s right for someone else might not be right for you.
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Over the years, I ve had a lot of people tell me what I should and shouldn t be doing with my money.
Sometimes, the advice was unhelpful – or just plain wrong.
It brings to mind a quote often attributed to Mark Twain. It ain t what you don t know that gets you in trouble. It s what you know for sure that just ain t so.
With that in mind, here are five commonly shared finance tips that you might be better off ignoring.
Premier League winners and Manchester United
Date published: Thursday 28th January 2021 10:55 - Sarah Winterburn
We’ll get to Manchester United but first…
Ilkay Gundogan and a purring Manchester City
Much has rightly been written about Manchester City’s improved defence. Over their last 1,015 Premier League minutes, only one opposition player has scored against them – Callum Hudson-Odoi’s last-minute consolation goal for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. That defensive record has clearly provided the foundation for everything else.
But it has also allowed for a change in City’s attacking vision. The loss of Sergio Aguero to injury for most of the season and the patchy form of Gabriel Jesus has persuaded Pep Guardiola that he can use a whirring, interchanging band of attacking midfielders to bamboozle opponents and create chances. Of City’s 36 league goals this season, only eight (Raheem Sterling six, Jesus two) have been scored by out-and-out attacker
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Nick Thomson
THROUGHOUT his increasingly illustrious career, Steven Davis has tumbled record after record and reached milestone after milestone.
Already Northern Ireland’s record caps holder with a staggering 124 outings for the Green and White Army, next month, he could both match and break Peter Shilton’s British caps record of 125. They travel to Italy in World Cup qualifying on March 25 and then host Bulgaria in Belfast six days later.
He s now just 23 matches shy of 800 career appearances, and having only just turned 36 and still performing at a consistent, high-level week-in, week-out, few would bet against that tally ticking even higher.
RANGERS fans have reached a fundraising landmark by breaking the £1million barrier for Scotland’s largest Veterans charity. The Rangers Supporters Erskine Appeal was launched in 2007 and has been at the forefront of a drive to raise funds to aid residents and staff at the four care home sites. The group have contributed to countless projects for Veterans living in Erskine’s establishments, including a Sporting Memories room, a Reminiscence room, a Namaste room and a Bridge Activities room. And secretary Tom Clark - who was the main behind the formation of the RSEA - is delighted to have surpassed a significant target.