Introduction to a Financially Savvy Dad

Hi! This is it. My first post! Allow me to introduce myself first and then I’ll dive into why I decided to start this blog.

The basics:

Name: Financially Savvy Dad (remaining anonymous so the information I share with you doesn’t affect my career – employers can get funny about hiring people who intend to retire early 🤷‍♂️)

Age: 29 (rapidly approaching 30)

Location: England (this is important! I’ll get onto why a bit later)

Job: Research & Development

Other: New Dad, Husband and aspiring retail investor.

Hi!

Pretty average, right? I love my family, like my job and get by alright. I’m not rich, I earn not much more than the national average, ~£40k at present, and I’m relatively unremarkable in the grand scheme of things. However, in the last few months I’ve become both financially savvy, and a Dad. Hence the catchy…