Black Friday is coming, and it’s everywhere. Your inbox is full of “deals of the day,” your social media feeds are swarming with “limited time offers,” and even that quiet corner of the internet where you thought you were safe…
With the summer holidays approaching, I’m starting to get my summer reading list ready. I’ve got the latest Richard Osman offering and a couple that Amazon describes as ‘light summer reading’ (in other words great to send you into snoozing…
My parents spent most of their working lives being told to save, save, save. Put something aside for the future. Don’t waste it. Be sensible. And for decades, that’s exactly what they did. They were good at it. Mum managed…
When it comes to love, age really is just a number; until it comes to your finances. An age gap between partners can add richness and energy to a relationship. Different perspectives, life experiences and priorities can complement each other…
Having learnt from experience over the years about mixing money and friendship, and it not going quite as well I would like. It’s been really refreshing with the new friends that I have made since moving to Tasman, how clear…
I have been giving a lot of thought to ‘what next’? now that the house project is complete and I have my time back. I decided a good starting point would be to think about and put some plans in…
When I started my Money Mentalist journey, and was working with my mentor David Krueger, one of our sessions was on different types of spending. This was a complete revelation to me, I thought we just spent money, it was…
The school holidays are here again. If you’ve got school-age kids, you’ll know exactly what that means: excitement for them, logistics (and costs) for you. Suddenly, there are two full weeks of days to fill, meals to prepare, and activities…
Last week, we explored how growing up in scarcity can leave lasting money habits—some of them helpful, others more limiting. This week, I want to look at one of the most common habits I see: the deep belief that saving…
Our money stories (not just from a young age) leave little footprints on the way we live today. Here is one of mine about scarcity. My parents were children during and after the second world war in the UK. Scarcity…