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How to break out of a debt spiral

Totally overwhelmed by your debts? I've been there. Here's an action plan for getting your head above water again.

Radtastic investment funds and savings accounts (UK)

Are you a beginner investor in the UK looking for a good low-cost global ETF? I gothcoo, boo!

Radtastic investment funds and savings accounts (UK)

The Winter of Weird

Or, how I'm trying to wean myself off to-do lists.

The Winter of Weird

Macrame plant hangers are the key to happiness and I refuse to believe otherwise

A 7 minute rant about consumerism

Macrame plant hangers are the key to happiness and I refuse to believe otherwise

Zen and the art of doomscrolling

I'M NOT ANXIOUS, YOU'RE ANXIOUS.

Is it safe to invest in a new ETF?

Tackling a reader question about whether you should be wary of investing in a brand-new ETF.

Is it safe to invest in a new ETF?

Let's all make gifts!

Giving stuff away for free is the cure for hopelessness, and it's PUNK AS HELL.

Let's all make gifts!

Starting a small family business or side-hustle in 2020

Your step-by-step guide to helping your family start a small business in 2020.

Starting a small family business or side-hustle in 2020

Technology isn't (always) the solution

Why the climate emergency needs political solutions, not just shiny new inventions.

Technology isn't (always) the solution

On Victory Gardens and community resilience

Who knew it's so hard to grow your own damn food?

On Victory Gardens and community resilience

The Politics Follow the People (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the protests)

Something I learned this week that helped me to feel a little less hopeless.

The Politics Follow the People (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the protests)

Should you split up your savings?

Tackling a reader's question about whether to maintain different savings accounts for your specific goals.

Should you split up your savings?

It's book launch week! AAAAAH! 😱🥂🥳

Just for members, here's the first chapter of Manage Your Money Like a Grownup: the Best Money Advice for Teens.

What marshmallows can teach you about the limits of knowledge

Some musings about the money cultures of different social classes.

What marshmallows can teach you about the limits of knowledge

Marketing books, collaboration, and creative freedom

A nerdy deep-dive into how books are made, on Arthur Attwell's new podcast.

Marketing books, collaboration, and creative freedom

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