Author Archives: Kim Stephenson

Financial Education 2013

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

  There’s good news, and bad news.   The good is that people seem to be realising one of the core messages of this site, the training I do and the book – money isn’t a goal, it’s a means … Continue reading →

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How far is poverty?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

  There were some figures in a report  (by insurer L & G) recently that make quite scary reading.   Essentially, the average household in the UK is 18 days away from poverty.   So if the main breadwinner unexpectedly died or … Continue reading →

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Life skills education

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

I keep seeing media articles lately about teaching things to children.  I’ve seen videos and articles about teaching finance, emotional intelligence, happiness and resilience, thinking skills and entrepreneurial skills.     That’s great, except that the curriculum is pretty crowded … Continue reading →

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Banking regulations and tax loopholes – yawn.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

  There were a couple of articles in the free London papers on Friday that suggest that the powers that be still don’t understand human behaviour.   It would be funny, except for the fact that they show that the … Continue reading →

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Reward for what?

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

  This article was written for Mindful Money in January 2012.  They seem to have taken it off their site, but I think it is still relevant.  I wrote it for them rather than putting it here originally because it’s … Continue reading →

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Ordering people to save or to lose weight.

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

  I saw an article in the Metro the other day (18th April) about how Croydon council is considering banning new fast-food outlets.   They’ve had 246 outlets operating in the last year, so I’m not convinced that stopping the … Continue reading →

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Money Coaching

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

  I’ve discovered that this site is about Money Coaching – which was news to me because I’ve never called it that.  But thanks to a recent client, I’ve discovered that is what most people call it.   It is … Continue reading →

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Dying for money.

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Kim Stephenson

I saw a very sad headline the other day (Metro, January 23rd 2013).   It said “Male suicide at 10-year high as recession bites”.   That’s the sort of thing, suicide, depression, anxiety, that people associate with psychologists, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Being a happier person

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Kim Stephenson

  I’ve been involved in some discussions recently about “happiness”.     I’ve written about it before, but the message doesn’t seem to get through – people still assume money is the key to happiness despite all the evidence.   … Continue reading →

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FSA still living in the past.

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Kim Stephenson

  I found that the FSA is warning that advisors need “to review each portfolio to mitigate the risk of portfolios becoming misaligned“.   That’s true, as far as it goes – but it only goes about three millimetres and then stalls! … Continue reading →

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