Doubt – with a coffee to go
Doubt and self-doubt can be paralysing. How do we get past it? Thasha Aly discusses. Self-doubt. I’ve had it since I can remember. I’m constantly rebuked by beloved friends and family when I talk myself down. When I make less of a ‘thing’ of any achievements I may have had. Or when I downplay my […]
New Normal
With the pandemic still ongoing, Thasha Aly considers what the year ahead will bring and how we can equip ourselves with the right tools for a more positive 2021. 2021 has got a lot riding on it. It’s safe to say that 2020 was a total wipeout for most. Not just on a local, regional […]
Putting your money where your morals are
Simoney Kyriakou is an award winning finance journalist who has been writing on personal finance since the late 1990s When I first became a financial journalist, a few folk questioned the morality of my career choice. Not because journalists are all liars (we’re not – there are laws against that), but because I was writing […]
A Legacy to Remember
In a climate of uncertainty, Thasha Aly ponders the surprisingly not-so-daunting prospect of writing a will. And the importance of leaving a legacy, no matter how small, for the ones you love. I have a confession. Until recently, I hadn’t written a will. As a qualified lawyer, you think I’d know better, but life just […]
Surviving the Millennial Debt-Crisis Trend
Our guest contributor is Rachel Mildred. Rachel lives in London with husband Joseph and their Welsh Terrier puppy. As well as navigating life as a millennial homemaker, Rachel is also a freelance lawyer, nutritionist, online business ower and founder of ‘Oh Your Glow’, as well as Trustee for grassroots charity, ‘Freedom from Poverty’. Most of […]
Death of a Home: a journey of love, life, ‘death’, forgiveness and acceptance
Our guest writer and client has suffered from serious mental health problems in the past and has been on a positive road to recovery. Her experiences have impacted her identity as a daughter, a sister, and a mother. She prefers to remain anonymous to respect the privacy of those involved in her story. Fifteen years […]
Dearly departed
When someone passes away in the family, it hits hard. Harder than you would ever expect. But once the trauma of announcing the news, conducting the funeral, and saying last goodbyes is over – you’re left with the second round of grief. Sorting through your loved one’s personal affairs and finances to work out ‘what’s […]