Mike Walker: Three personal finance lessons from football's elite

‘The rest I just squandered’

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As England's footballers continue on their World Cup journey, Mike Walker picks out three lessons clients might take from the off-field lives of some of the highest-profile exponents of the beautiful game

Being based in Greater Manchester - Prest Financial Planning is located in the Stockport suburb of Hazel Grove, not far from the Premier League property hotspots of Wilmslow and Alderley Edge - we get to see the best football in the world on a weekly basis. We also get to witness players' lifestyles up-close. While at the very top level, they can afford to splurge a bit, we thought we would take a look at what the rest of us could learn from some of their financial decisions. After all, George Best famously said he spent a lot of money on booze, women and fast cars - and just squandered ...

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