The Money and Wellness Blog

You know what I’ve been thinking about lately? Where people actually find strength. A few weeks ago, I wasn’t in a great headspace, and now that I’m i...

Stamp duty is one of those taxes that doesn't seem like a big deal until you actually have to pay it. Then it suddenly becomes one of the biggest expe...

Do you ever get that feeling that something is shifting? That something is about to change?

It’s a strange feeling. I’m pretty tired right now, so...

So many people carry around a resentment for a life they haven't lived yet. Not because it's impossible. Not because the opportunity has disappeared. ...

I think one of the most important things to accept in life is that you're going to get a lot of things wrong. Not because you're careless. Not because...

Working life tends to be split into three phases. There's the early stretch, when you're setting things up and putting your financial structure in pla...

Have you ever read Philip Larkin's poem Afternoons? I'm not pretending to be an avid reader of poetry, but there's a verse that's pretty poignant:

Making good financial decisions is rarely as straightforward as we'd like it to be.

Most people know where they want to get to. They want financia...

I’m sorry. I haven’t been very consistent on here lately, have I? Over the past few weeks, I've taken a bit of time out from things, and writing here ...

At the end of last year, I decided to give up alcohol. It wasn't some dramatic rock bottom moment or huge life announcement. It was more like a growin...