Contesting estates: four personal stories

Contesting estates: four personal stories

As regular readers will already know: I am not a lawyer or a financial advisor. Nothing in this article about estate management should be taken as advice. It’s for sharing experiences only. Please seek local professional help to learn how any of it applies to your...
Should you get a joint account with your partner?

Should you get a joint account with your partner?

Over time in a relationship, you start sharing significant costs. Rent or a mortgage, power and gas bills, food, holidays… the list grows as your lives become more entwined.   At some point most couples will think about getting a joint bank account.   You might do it...
The Financial Side of Breaking Up

The Financial Side of Breaking Up

Relationship breakdowns can be devastating emotionally, as anyone who’s been through it knows. Then, just when you’re at your most fragile and vulnerable, you have to deal with unravelling your finances. This is where we learn that 1÷2 ≠ 0.5, even though we wish it...