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Four ways to choose good boxes for your money

Exploring the first half of the FILTRATE checklist

22nd February 2025 FILTRATE Checklist points 1 to 4. Paul Claireaux

Four ways to choose good boxes for your money

Exploring the first half of the FILTRATE checklist

22nd February 2025

A 10 to 20-minute read – depending on your speed This is the third of four Insights on how to choose the right boxes for your money. Our aim in this series is to equip you with an eight-point checklist for assessing any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to you. And…

Five (more) reasons we don’t talk about money

and how to overcome these blocks.

15th February 2025 Lone Elephant. Paul Claireaux

Five (more) reasons we don’t talk about money

and how to overcome these blocks.

15th February 2025

A 10 to 20-minute read, depending on your speed. This is the second of two Insights for anyone who struggles to talk about (and deal with) personal money matters. And that’s most of us at times! Here, we’ll explore another five (of ten) reasons we might find it hard to talk about money, whether with…

Five reasons we don’t talk about money.

And how to overcome them.

29th January 2025 Elephant in the room.

Five reasons we don’t talk about money.

And how to overcome them.

29th January 2025

A 10 to 20-minute read, depending on your speed. This is the first of two Insights for anyone who struggles to talk about (and deal with) personal money matters. And that’s most of us from time to time! Here, we’ll explore the first five of ten reasons we might find it hard to talk about…

Do you need to set goals?

or are you better off without them?

12th January 2025 Goals do you need them

Do you need to set goals?

or are you better off without them?

12th January 2025

Whether it’s on New Year’s eve, or any other day of the year, not everyone likes to set goals – and they’re not always necessary either! So, let’s take a balanced look at the pros and cons of having goals.

Is your mood being manipulated?

To get you spending *all* your money today?

12th January 2025 Jenny Shoo

Is your mood being manipulated?

To get you spending *all* your money today?

12th January 2025

In this extract from Chapter 1 of my book, ‘Who misleads YOU about money?’ we’ll learn how we’re tricked into spending all our money today. This matters because the result is our failure to save for our big, long term financial life goals – for ourselves and our loved ones.

Four more ways to choose good boxes for your money.

Exploring the second half of the FILTRATE checklist

1st November 2024 FILTRATE Checklist. Points 5 to 8. Paul Claireaux

Four more ways to choose good boxes for your money.

Exploring the second half of the FILTRATE checklist

1st November 2024

A 6 to 12-minute read – depending on your speed This is the last of four Insights on how to choose the right boxes for your money. Here, we’ll complete our eight-point FILTRATE checklist – and so, equip you to assess any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to you.

Would you dance with a lone nut?

And encourage others to join a NEW movement

18th February 2024 Twain. Pause and Reflect. WC. C. Paul Claireaux

Would you dance with a lone nut?

And encourage others to join a NEW movement

18th February 2024

If you’re anything like me, you’ll know that being different can sometimes be tough. Most people find it easier to agree (or go along) with the majority.

How to be less busy

and achieve more of what *really* matters to you

12th October 2020

How to be less busy

and achieve more of what *really* matters to you

12th October 2020

Who wants to be – a less busy bee? Lots of us do, so let’s explore how to achieve more of what matters to us – without getting frazzled on the way?

Here’s my happiness list

What's on yours?

12th October 2020

Here’s my happiness list

What's on yours?

12th October 2020

How often do you stop and think about what’s really important for your personal happiness? What activities seriously lift your mood – without giving you a hangover afterwards? In this extract from one of my books – I’ll tell you mine.

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