Thomas Edward John Riggs

Writer, Adviser & Educator

United Kingdom

British graduate in English and Creative Writing who possesses exceptional penmanship skills and transferable talent, sharpened through diverse experiences across writing, finance and education. I have worked across various roles in different countries: the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Japan. I am now looking to branch out into another field of work within the writing world, taking my movable merits and adventures to a position where I can flourish.

Portfolio

Personal Finance

Absolute Financial Solutions
07/30/2022
Regular Savings & Lump Sum Investing - Absolute Financial Solutions

So, What's Best? There's no "best" method here - it's up to your preference. As long as you are doing something and the earlier the better. It is easy to think that lump sum investing provides greater returns over the long-term, so why not just invest this way?

Travel Writing

Exploration-online
02/19/2016
Meet the ‘stans: Turkmenistan

Possibly the most interesting country in our Central Asia band of brothers, Turkmenistan is often labelled the North Korea of Central Asia. This 'stan sits as a crossroad of the region and serves as a vital stop of the ancient Silk Road - the caravan route to China - like many of its neighbouring countries.

Exploration-online
04/28/2014
The Third Gender: Beyond the stereotype

Thailand. A country famous for many reasons. It offers beauty, tranquillity, excitement, diversity - you name it, it's got it. Nothing could be more interesting however than the subject of the kathoey, or as they are commonly known - the 'Ladyboy'. Thailand is infamous for its widespread prostitution and transsexuals are synonymous with many of its cities' red-light districts.

Exploration-online
07/01/2014
North Korea: Should we be worried?

Recently I've been finding myself increasingly fascinated with the inner workings and stories of a country you just may have heard of: North Korea. It is a country led by a totalitarian, Stalinist dictatorship that is fundamentally led by a dead man revered a god by men.

Personal Blog

I Guess This Is Growing Up
11/16/2014
Thomas Riggs

Well, I thought it be best to round off this blog with an update on my plans, now that I have graduated and all... I left things off in July; since then, 'life' has been moving swiftly forward and time is continuing to fly by. Summer was uneventful and being largely unsuccessful in finding a...