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“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."

Social wealth doesn't appear on your net worth spreadsheet - but it is absolutely real.

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The future is not something I always thought I would have. I'm on the other side of it now - and that means it's possible.

Creating a garden is an act of hope for the future. And investing works the same way - you plant something today, you don't dig it up tomorrow to check, and over time, quietly, it grows.

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Money issues are rarely just money issues.

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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.

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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.

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Find a partner who is solid, sensible, aware, silly, fun and centred. Look for these five financial green flags.

This isn’t just about money is it? It’s about who we are and how we move through the world - money just makes that possible.