The Blog Posts
Find knowledge, stories, inspiration and guidance to help you build financial confidence.
Tax Wrapper
What exactly is a tax wrapper? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Building Societies
What exactly is a Building Society? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
Direct Debit
What exactly is a Direct Debit? Let me explain basic financial concepts for you, simply and in fewer than 200 words!
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."
Community Care and Your Money
Social wealth doesn't appear on your net worth spreadsheet - but it is absolutely real.
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!
The Future, Mental Health and Your Money
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.
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!
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.