Author Archives: Kim Stephenson

Where does the money go?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Kim Stephenson

I was asked recently to say what would happen with the hundreds of millions (billions?) of pounds being refunded for mis-sold insurance policies.   A twenty minute conversation became (as these things do) a single line in the Financial Mail … Continue reading →

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Speaking engagements

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Kim Stephenson

I’ve got a busy day today – 19th Jan, 2012.   I’m on Talk Radio Europe on 12.40pm (UK time), talking about the book, Taming the Pound [amazon-product]1848767528[/amazon-product].             Then at 6.30 I’m doing a … Continue reading →

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The happiest days of your life

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kim Stephenson

A report was recently issued about what children need to be happy.   I don’t want to be uncharitable, but I didn’t have quite the same reaction of “this is a revelation” that some had.   That’s probably because I’ve spent … Continue reading →

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Couples and finance at Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

    I’ve been on radio a bit lately.    I was on BBC Newcastle about people spending on their children, and on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire about the rise in buying tokens rather than spending money.  This was on … Continue reading →

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Property purchase

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

  I got asked by the Daily Mail to comment on their headline about 360,000 people being “trapped” in their first homes by the decline in property values.  It’s similar to people who simply can’t afford to buy, who are … Continue reading →

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Etiquette Dilemmas

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

  I was asked by Prima magazine to give some ideas on some dilemmas people have around Christmas.  The idea was to give the readers some really practical usable solutions.  They couldn’t fit in all of both dilemmas, so here they … Continue reading →

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Christmas ideas

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

  A journalist friend asked me for some ideas for a piece she was writing for the ThisIsMoney site.   Here’s the link – I think she’s done a great job.            

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Women in the boardroom

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

  I’ve just seen a nice little article Survey: More women reject the executive suite, by Kimberly Weisul on CBS Moneywatch.   It updates, with some current survey data, what I said in my blog on Mindful Money a few … Continue reading →

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Why don’t they listen?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I’ve said several times that it would be really handy if the UK Government actually bothered to ask what to do in specialist areas instead of going their own way.   But what do they do?   They decide to ask their political … Continue reading →

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Obesity epidemic

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I’ve seen headlines about the obesity epidemic recently (e.g. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-301419/Fat-Britain-Tackling-obesity-epidemic.html).    I’m surprised by the incredulity people show that so many are obese.   Why do you think we evolved to have the taste buds we do, to taste sweet, … Continue reading →

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