Your money story matters more than you think

Picture of a small bonsai tree in a container about to be clipped by scissors

Why does your money story even matter? If you are trying to change the way you behave with money, why bother looking into your past?    Because to deal with money well, you need to know what goes in the background of your mind.  Often an echo of a memory can pop up – sometimes at the oddest times – with an unhelpful effect on your money habits.

Why you need rich friends (no, it’s not what you think)

why you need rich friends

It all kicked off when the other day we were enjoying time with friends who had come to stay with us for a couple of days. As always happens with my friends now, the conversation turned to money – how much we’d like to have, what we’d do with it and how to invest.

Make good money decisions

make good money decisions

When you are trying to make good decisions about money – it is so tempting to just focus on the numbers and ignore everything else – right?  Wrong.  If that were the case, we could let our calculators make the decisions for us.

WTF is…financial abuse?

In money coaching we talk a lot about taking agency and responsibility for your own money matters.  But what happens if someone is controlling you by controlling your access to money?  Financial abuse is a lesser known form of abuse which can take place in intimate relationships, in exploitation of older or more vulnerable people – and can happen to people of any gender in any form of relationship.

How do I invest when the market is going crazy?

Checking the news constantly will increase your anxiety.

Thanks to @bhavesh1024 for this excellent question. When everyone around you is panicking about market downturns and recession on the horizon, how can you avoid the crazy sell off?  And importantly, how do you ensure that those around you make good decisions as well? These are chaotic times and – no matter what experience you…

Do you suffer from Financial Fairytale Syndrome?

One knight in shining armour, coming right up!

Find out if you are living in a financial fantasy, and how to get out of fairy land!

Six – no seven! – tips for negotiation skills

When clients come to me for negotiation skills coaching, many struggle to separate negotiation from ideas of fighting, argument and conflict.  The core of this is that many people – especially women – see negotiations as risky situations threatening their relationships.  When you need to negotiate with your partner or employer – you may worry that asking for more could undermine your relationship.

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