Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them.
The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.
Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.
There's no getting away from it: you have to clean.
It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home.
Of course, we all have to be taxed, but once you start to earn more than £150,000, and start paying 45 per cent tax, you are penalised. It is like a witch hunt.
One wise decision I made was buying a plot of land with planning permission in Richmond, and building my own five-bedroom home on it. I sold three years after I completed the building and more than doubled my money. I like Richmond and always have my eyes open for other properties in the area.
Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.
Unless you completely understand the investment world, do not mess around with it. It is not something I would go anywhere near.
A lot of people live in a property that will one day be part of their pension, and that is true for me too. I have an investment I can sell with ease.
I am now at the age where I can withdraw a 25 per cent tax-free lump sum. I do not put in a set amount because my earnings are a moveable feast.
I have worked and earned all my life and have found that divorce is an expensive process. Whichever way you look at it, you are going to halve your wealth. If you can avoid it, do. It is an awful process.
Divorce is the biggest drain, outside of school fees, and nobody wins. People think it is always in the woman's favour, but it is not necessarily.
We should be encouraging people to earn a lot of money. I do not know one wealthy person who does not spend money - and most of them employ other people.
I have made six big home moves in my life and I have never lost money on one I have lived in.
Maybe, instead of paying so much in tax, the very rich could be incentivised to help their local community and young people who do not have a home.
