All posts by Nigel Brokenshire

Nigel Brokenshire

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Nigel is the founder of BeeMyMinder. Developed from his own frustrations keeping on top of household/personal finances and dealing with piles of papers and associated documents.

About Nigel Brokenshire

Nigel is the founder of BeeMyMinder. Developed from his own frustrations keeping on top of household/personal finances and dealing with piles of papers and associated documents.

Here are my most recent posts

Obtaining Financial Security

Being financially secure is one of life’s goals. It is having the means to live the lifestyle you so desire and being in a position to address any of life’s unexpected situations. However, financial security is not just a monetary figure, but something more. My own approach to this is something I review, refine and… Read More

Trusting a website with your data

Is BeeMyMinder safe? A question I’ve been asked before and one I tend to respond to by asking them “how do you know other sites are safe?” The usual response is, “well… they just are”, or “I actually don’t know”. I have some fundamental rules I follow to make my online experience more secure and… Read More

Pain before Gain with Car Insurance

In need to find new car insurance Mrs B (my wife) had set aside time to find the best deal. I was there to help and so was BeeMyMinder and after some early frustrations and setbacks we got there in the end. What happened, what was the outcome and what would we (she) recommend?  … Read More

Start the New Year on the front foot

First off – Happy New Year to everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the festive period and it did not hit your wallets too hard! It’s that time of the year when people make New Year resolutions, set goals and make commitments for the year ahead. However, how many of us actually succeed in sticking… Read More

Mortgage Anyone?

Have you had to try and get a mortgage lately? Do you know why many are finding it harder to get one? Well here is a summary of my experience trying to get a mortgage. Background On 26th April 2014 the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) came into effect, setting out new ‘tighter’ lending criteria. Basically,… Read More