-
Latest Posts on Taming the Pound
Category : Basic concepts
Financial Triage and Concierge
After working with Toynbee Hall for a while, my ideas about how to help people to manage money came together in a new form – which we’ve started to promote with those helping those who are “financially unhealthy”. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Basic concepts
Comments Off on Financial Triage and Concierge
Financial ignorance
I was surprised how simple the questions described in this research were. But the most surprising thing is how much difference they claim some basic financial facts would make, as in the quote: “Lusardi and Mitchell found that … Continue reading
Dealing with debt
Another headline about debt recently was how 4 million people owe almost £130 on their energy supplies. Do you think that people decided to owe money? Apparently a third owe more than they did a year … Continue reading
Gambling or rent?
The mass media are finally catching up. So are the “experts”. We’ve started to get stories about people borrowing money from payday lenders to pay their rent, such as this in the Guardian. I said a couple … Continue reading
Overspending at Christmas
There’s something about Christmas. It’s a time of giving, being happy etc. And of spending money. There were some figures in the papers last week, from research by the Halifax. They said that why we … Continue reading
Positively avoiding debt.
I had some feedback the other day that recently I’ve been tending to focus on what people do wrong with money. Given that I use positive psychology a lot and emphasise the value of things like hope and optimism, … Continue reading
Posted in Basic concepts
Leave a comment
Financial Education 2013
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
Life skills education
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
Posted in Basic concepts, Values
Leave a comment
Money Coaching
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
Posted in Basic concepts
Leave a comment
Dying for money.
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
