As a mum, you are constantly juggling a million tasks and responsibilities. It can be easy to push your finances to the back burner, but it's important to prioritise your financial well-being. By implementing a few key beliefs, habits, and tools, you can take control of your money and set...

The beginning of a new year is often when we make resolutions and plans for the year ahead.
Quite often these don’t survive the first month of the year, and there are a few reasons that could be the cause:

• There are just too many resolutions and it’s overwhelming to keep track of...

Income levels and the gender pay gap are topics that are receiving quite a bit if press lately, and rightly so. It is alarming that after so many years and with widespread awareness, that this is still even a topic we are discussing!

What triggered this blog post is some new data recently released...

Women are at a greater risk of being single and poor in retirement - yes, that is confronting but it is real. Women are far less likely to have a financial plan for retirement than men. Financial Empowerment involves women getting a financial education and planning for their future.

Since April...

In the movie “Miss Congeniality” (stay with me, there is a point), there is a scene where each of the beauty pageant entrants are asked what they want most, and nearly all say “World Peace”.  
While wanting everywhere in the World to be peaceful is a lovely idea,...

Many years ago I went to see a Financial Advisor to get my “money sorted”.  I have to admit to being pretty naïve, and I bought the sales pitch hook, line and sinker.  I have since been on a research and clean up exercise and what a journey!

I found that I was paying...

When talking about money, there are some terms that get thrown around that many people assume everyone knows.  The thing is, unless you work in a financial industry (and even if you do), how do you learn these terms and what they really mean?

There are no “money basics” classes in...

OK, enough “serious” talk about money (from earlier blog posts) – income, spending, saving, investing and legacy. 

What are some of the things we want money for?

To house, feed and clothe us for starters.  What about fun stuff?  For me it’s travel and...

Building on the previous Money Pillars – Income and Spending, now we come to something a bit more “fun” – saving!  I realise this isn’t what you probably think of when you want to have some fun, however, from a money perspective, seeing your money grow and build...

Spending is something that is, unfortunately, unavoidable.  The only thing you can control is how much you spend, and what you spend your money on.

There can be some big wins once you start to really look at what you spend – possibly saving you up in the vicinity of thousands of...

While the term “Money Pillar” might be new to you, the concepts behind it won’t be. The best place to start is with Income, which underpins what you have to “work with” when it comes to your money.

Once you have figured out why you want money, and how your values are...

Hello!  If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the information thrown at you every day, then you’re not alone.  There is so much data and information to consume as part of work, but then there is everything in your home life as well (and once your kids go to school, that...