This is a really insightful and helpful guest post from Scott Nelson, creator of MoneyNerd.com. He is all about helping people with debt and personal finance. Definitely make sure you check him out! And if you are in debt, make sure you spend time reading this, and then as Scott says, go and get help …
What are you really scared of? Fighting just to keep afloat or treading water below the surface is a real indication that you’re not where you need to be financially. Your fear will keep you frozen in a state of paralyzed uncertainty, unable to find your way through. In this post, I …
The new year can make us acutely aware of how things went for us the year before. It can be a time of positive or negative contemplation. 2020 has not been a great year for so many reasons, but there is always the hope that a new year will bring on better …
In today’s post, I’m tackling money and divorce which is a really big issue. We had a fantastic session in our Facebook group recently by specialist financial adviser Ceri Griffiths, who helps women to navigate their money situation when going through a divorce. It’s SO important to have somebody on your team …
October 5-11th is financial planning week this year, and I thought I’d answer a question that came up in my community recently. “What’s the best thing to do with a lump sum of cash?” This is such a great question, and I think very timely for financial planning week! So let’s …
Debt is unfortunately something that is extremely common and accepted as normal in our society. We’re encouraged to take out credit cards to build our credit scores and we’re bombarded with “buy now, pay later” messages all the time: why wait when can have what we want NOW? We take out …
Motivation is difficult to find sometimes, especially if it involves going out in the cold for a run, when all you want to do is curl up on the sofa with a blanket! Our intentions start off well, but as those dark nights creep in, it gets much harder to maintain! …
It might seem like a reaaaaaaaaally boring topic, but your credit score is actually pretty handy to be aware of. Your credit score essentially tells banks and other lenders how much to trust you. If you have a poor score, they’re either refuse to lend to you, or they’ll charge you …
Today in this blog post I want to talk about future proofing your finances! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know how hard recent events have been for everyone – some more than others. Money in particular has been a huge focus for so many people, and not in …
A question came up in my facebook group recently about what might happen if interest rates became negative in our country. It’s a GREAT QUESTION! So here goes…. What Are Interest Rates? Did you know that your personal bank has it’s own bank? The central bank – The Bank of England …