My neighbours property has just gone on the market. I’m already planning an extension on my own property but it occurred to me that this is also the perfect time to do his as well! I’m now busy thinking of how I can structure a deal whereby I agree to buy my neighbours property for a set price in the future (18 months time), I then extend both properties (adding heaps of value), I then sell my property and use the proceeds to buy his for the price we agreed on before I’d carried out the extension and refurbishment work. I feel this could be a massive opportunity for me. Let’s see who this one plays out...

I’m a fan of Samuel Leeds. He’s got lots of interesting videos on YouTube. The book is mega short but I really enjoyed his way of looking at things. Focus on HMOs and high rents.

My new favourite app Audible lets me listen to books on the go. Time commuting is now time well spent. Books, books, books. I’m book mad me!

These ladies will give you their take on how to buy a deal, add value, then sell for highest price possible. Flipping great book! (Sorry). I only wish they’d dig deeper on what it takes to make a successful flip and less on the other property related topics.

This week I’ve been mostly washing up at the restaurant after having to sack our kitchen porter for telling us he was ‘ill’ then working you cash in hand fir someone else! Bastard. I tracked him down outside his new place of work then ambushed him. “Mataeuz, thought you were I’ll? Yet here I find you washing up at another restaurant?! Well you’re sacked now! Here are your belongings, good luck in your new job”. Bastard.

Old gem of a book (first published 1926) on how to accumulate wealth and riches. The lessons learnt from ancient Babylonians on how to manage your own personal finances are brought to life through short stories based on those found on the clay tablets excavated from Babylon by archeologists. Can the principles of this ancient civilisation still hold true in modern day society? Yes! Is the answer given by one of the archeologists who discovered the tablets and applied what they learnt to their own life.

Getting myself ready for the final exam of my accounting course. Just finishing some revision on =FORMULAS within Microsoft Excel. I’d like to progress onto level 4 after this and become a chartered but I’d have to get a job at an accountancy firm first. No chance of that while the restaurant is still going so will have to wait. The job security of and experience of being a chartered accountant will be good for me to have under my belt. Something to fall back on if the shit ever hit the fan.

99 chapters on human behaviour. Why do we do it to ourselves? I’ve chosen to talk about my six favourite chapters but I could have talked all day long on this book.

Had a few architects over to quote on how much they’d charge to manage my house extension/renovation. It’s amazing how much you can learn from salespeople. I’ve learnt so much already about how this renovation is going to work and what’s possible.

Lots of short stories of how businesses such as Moonpig, GoCompare, Spareroom, Made.com, Zoopla and JustGiving started up.