People fail to engage with their money for lots of reasons: fear, worry, ignorance, boredom, even! It’s up to the financial services world (of which I am a part) to help people to break through these blocks and make money less boring! Today I’m chatting to Holly Mackay, founder of a new website called Boring Money, about her reasons for setting up the site, and what can be done to help more people engage.

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In this session you will discover:

• The main reasons people don't engage with their personal finances
• What your first step should be if money scares you
• And what you should do if you find the whole subject boring!
• Holly's favourite sources of financial information
• The thing that annoys Holly the most when it comes to the personal finance industry
• Holly's one tip for those just getting going with managing their money
• Why getting angry is a good thing

Holly is a total legend, no? You can really tell that she and I are kindred spirits in trying to help ordinary folk take control of their futures. I loved the call to get angry and let that be a trigger to getting going with your own personal finances. And also the general advice just to get started and not let inertia rob you of a solid future.

Definitely check out boringmoney.co.uk. Holly is also on Twitter if you want to say hi and thanks to her for her time today.

For a full transcript of our conversation, click the mahoosive blue button below:

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