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Mental models and money
Mental models are thinking tools that help us understand life, make decisions and solve problems. Learning a new mental model is a key to seeing the world differently. There are thousands of mental models but as with most things there are generally a handful that...
Five skills you learn from managing your money
When we decide to take control of our money and start to manage it wisely we are not only changing our financial future for the better, we are also creating and exercising powerful new skills that will help us in all aspects of our lives . Self awareness The...
The Jekyll and Hyde sides of Credit Cards
Credit cards have become an essential element in our daily lives and it's hard to visualise a life without them. They are however, a two - faced tool having a useful "good" side and a stealthy "dark" side. As with anything that has a dangerous element to it, having...
How to stop the financial “compare and despair” game
Comparison is an allergy that makes us look at others enviously and ourselves in comparison with mean, judgemental eyes. The side effects of this ailment are low self esteem, giving up on our goals or some other bad, emotionally driven decision. Hardly the...
Checkmate. Money lessons from the Queens Gambit
I know absolutely nothing about chess, but I was absolutely mesmerised by the depth and beauty of it when watching the popular mini-series, The Queens Gambit, on Netflix. The protagonist, Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy, navigates her way through becoming an orphan,...
What gaming can teach about personal finance
My son is an avid gamer and it is the cause of many arguments in our household and much frustration for me as I see it as wasting time that could be more effectively spent more productively. I recently read an article on generational differences and realised how...
