The Simple Joy of Planning: Your Triple-Happiness Formula

How turning a simple plan into triple the fun can actually boost your mental health—and your day. The Unexpected Fun of Getting Ready to Have Fun There’s something quietly thrilling about planning a day out — especially when that day involves Brighton, sea air, and a bit of sunshine (or drizzle, because, British weather). It’s … Read more

Money Mindset: Big Buys and Slow Savings

How to handle big purchases without spiralling, ghosting your bank app, or impulse-buying another kettle Turns Out, Sleeping Well Is a Financial Goal For a long time, I was sleeping on an IKEA daybed that could generously be described as “functional” — and less generously, as “a creaky bench with commitment issues.” It wasn’t awful, … Read more

Minimalism: I Gave Up Half My Stuff — And Gained Real Wealth

The Day I Got Grumpy and Decluttered a Cupboard With My Bare Hands I didn’t wake up one morning with a clean, folded intention to “embrace minimalism.” I was slightly feral. Heartbroken. And mildly irritated at the way my cupboard door squeaked at me like it had opinions. That day, I didn’t so much decide … Read more

Real Financial Goals for Real Life in the UK

The last time I sat down to “review my finances,” I ended up defrosting the freezer instead. There’s just something about the pressure of goals — especially money ones — that makes me suddenly very interested in slightly more achievable tasks. Like scrubbing limescale. Or deleting apps I forgot I had. But here’s what surprised … Read more

Why the Lifetime ISA Is a Quiet Win for First-Time Buyers

The Flat, the Ladder, and the Bonus That Magically Arrived The first time that LISA bonus hit my account, I just… stared at the screen. I’d done the thing — saved what I could, ignored the house prices that made me want to cry, and set up the account that everyone online either hyped to … Read more