The Blog Posts
Find knowledge, stories, inspiration and guidance to help you build financial confidence.
Insider Trading
What exactly is insider trading? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Value Added Tax - VAT
What exactly is Value Added Tax - VAT? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Financial Conduct Authority - FCA
What exactly is the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Income Tax
What exactly is income tax? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
‘I’m Not Good At Maths’
“My flabbers were ghasted.”
“I'm not 'good at maths', whatever that actually means. But I am interested in this and it means something to me - so I'm going to find a way of working it out."
Price Indices - RPI and CPI
What exactly are price indices like RPI and CPI? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
HMRC - His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
What exactly is HMRC - His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Money and Anxiety: What Financial Stress Really Looks Like and Taking Back Control
Anxiety loves vagueness - it swirls around the unknown and makes it bigger and badder than it really is. A real, specific number might feel uncomfortable, but it is always less frightening than an imagined one.
FSCS Deposit Protection
What exactly is the FSCS Deposit Protection? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
What Does a Financial Adviser Do? (And How to Know If You Need One)
It could be worth reflecting on whether what you need is support and confidence rather than somebody to tell you the financially best thing to do with your money.
The Stock Market
What exactly is a stock market? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Becoming a Financial Coach - And Why I’m So Passionate About It
I felt disheartened, I knew that in the grand scheme of things it wasn't a lot of money, but I also knew how hard I'd worked and what it represented.
What a Swedish Word Taught Me About Your Savings Account
It's my favourite kind of financial step forward - the kind of thing you set up when you're feeling motivated, and then it's simply in place when you lose that oomph.
The Big Mac Index
What exactly is the Big Mac Index? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Personal Savings Allowance - PSA
What exactly is a Personal Savings Allowance (PSA)? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
You Happen To Money, It Doesn’t Happen To You
Once you are happening to money, instead of it happening to you, your options open up. It allows you to poke around a bit, make some decisions, begin to use money as a tool for the life you want - instead of simply limiting the life you're in now.
Asset Classes
What exactly are asset classes? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!