by Michelle Manuel | Oct 9, 2020 | FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TIPS
“Money is complicated. Not only is money jargon a confusing minefield but so are our emotions around it. In 2002 Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his study that showed our financial decisions are based 90% in emotion and 10% in the...
by Michelle Manuel | Sep 18, 2020 | Financial Control, FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS, FINANCIAL TOOLS
It is estimated 8.3 million people in the UK are unable to pay back their debt and yet there is still a world of shame around admitting we may be one of them. This debt shame can lead us to hide and isolate ourselves in our fears as we struggle to bear what can...
by Michelle Manuel | Aug 28, 2020 | Financial Control, FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS, FINANCIAL TOOLS
According to a US News & World Report article, 66% of women aged 40 – 79 have experienced a major financial transition. Sadly it is in that time of emotional upheaval that they falter in the face of not having learned the money game. And this is totally through no...
by Michelle Manuel | Aug 21, 2020 | Financial Control, FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS, FINANCIAL TOOLS
The UK treasury recently announced a stamp duty holiday to get the property market going post the Covid 19 lockdown. This has inspired many would be home owners to rethink the rent they are paying. So is now the time to buy ? It depends! We still operate under the...
by Michelle Manuel | Jul 25, 2020 | FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TOOLS
I have always had a complicated relationship with food and a few years back had my eyes opened to the fact that I have that exact same relationship with money. They are two very powerful aspects of our lives, both of which we cannot live without. They...
by Michelle Manuel | Jul 17, 2020 | FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK
The news drones on about the latest on the predicted recession, the job losses, the increase in the homeless, bankruptcies and the ballooning debt pandemic, and instead of letting it pass through your thoughts, you lock on. Your heart starts to race, your palms are...
