https://catherinepope.com/tags/money/ Recent content in Money on Catherine Pope Hugo -- 0.148.2 en-gb Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:15:56 +0000 https://catherinepope.com/posts/you-need-an-ashtray/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:46:27 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/you-need-an-ashtray/ A personal reflection on why traditional budgeting often fails when life becomes unpredictable. Explore Dana Miranda's argument that budget culture can be toxic and discover a more flexible approach to managing unexpected expenses. https://catherinepope.com/posts/how-i-spent-120-on-two-cds/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:42:11 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/how-i-spent-120-on-two-cds/ A reflection on the economics of music streaming versus buying CDs. Discover why paying £120 to rent two albums you already own doesn't make sense and explore more ethical ways to support artists while building a permanent music collection. https://catherinepope.com/posts/liberated-but-not-empowered/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:35:05 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/liberated-but-not-empowered/ Explore how the Support-Challenge Matrix reveals what's wrong with personal finance. Discover why pension freedoms and online banking create high challenge, low support situations that leave us liberated but not empowered with financial decisions. https://catherinepope.com/posts/what-my-cat-taught-me-about-money/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:46 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/what-my-cat-taught-me-about-money/ A personal reflection on how grief and life events impact financial decision-making. Explore why traditional financial advice fails during emotional upheaval and how tiny experiments might offer a better approach than big financial commitments. https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-confidence-game/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:22:27 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/the-confidence-game/ Explore the challenge of making long-term financial decisions in uncertain times. Discover why traditional retirement planning may not be enough and consider alternative approaches like cooperative living and non-financial investments for later life security. https://catherinepope.com/posts/keeping-up-with-the-victorians/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:28:51 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/keeping-up-with-the-victorians/ Explore lessons about wealth and status from 18 Stafford Terrace, Victorian cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne's preserved townhouse. Discover how property speculation has transformed London housing and why keeping up with the Victorians is now impossible for most. https://catherinepope.com/posts/open-up-alex-holder/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:19:28 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/open-up-alex-holder/ A review of Alex Holder's 'Open Up,' exploring why we keep our finances secret and how honest money conversations can transform our relationship with spending, debt, and financial wellbeing. Discover practical advice for breaking money taboos.