The Money and Wellness Blog

It’s Sunday. Mother’s Day. I didn’t really plan to write today, but I thought I’d just sit down and see what comes out. Why not? I enjoy writing, and ...

When it comes to money and building the life you want financially, it helps to recognise that some things are outside our control, and some things are...

Something happened the other day that really got under my skin. A guy at the table near us was really rude to the waitress, and I couldn’t stop replay...

Right now I’m feeling pretty annoyed. I wasn’t planning to write a blog post today, but sometimes the only way to stop something going round and round...

“Am I saving enough?”

It is a question even the most disciplined investors ask themselves from time to time. You can have spreadsheets, projection...

Today I met a client whose husband is in palliative care, and she’s really struggling. From the outside, she seemed fine. Composed, holding things tog...

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the people you expect to become friends with never do, and the ones you never imagined suddenly become important ...

The sun has finally appeared. The mornings are getting lighter and the evenings are too. It feels like spring is finally here. People seem to be comin...

Empires fall for many reasons. Most crumble because the enemy sneaks inside the walls. That’s why fortresses exist. Not to look impressive, but to pro...

Guess what? Today is Tuesday evening, and I’m starting to feel a whole lot better.

Monday wasn’t great, if I’m honest. I came home feeling overwhe...

I’m writing this on a Saturday morning, and for some reason I woke up feeling quietly annoyed at myself. Not in a dramatic, life-is-falling-apart way,...