Time to Get a Grip: Why Avoiding Your Money is Dangerous | Breaking Financial Chains Ep. 5

Financial coach, Tanya Ibberson, delivers concrete advice about why avoiding money management is now dangerous, covering Making Tax Digital, the cashless society and five types of financial avoiders.

Discover why financial ignorance is no longer an option in 2025. It's time to stop avoiding your money and start taking control.

Chapters
0:28 - Why you need to get a grip (no negotiation)
1:49 - Cost of living crisis affecting everyone
2:57 - Making Tax Digital: April 2026 changes
5:18 - The cashless society reality
6:35 - Privacy is shrinking
8:25 - AI and automation changing job security
9:07 - If you don't control money, someone else will
11:47 - The five types of financial avoiders
12:00 - The Avoider: never checking balances
12:51 - The Overspender: buying to cope
13:32 - The Outsourcer: delegating to partners
14:08 - The Overthinker: research without action
15:15 - The Ostrich: burying head in sand
16:00 - Personal confession: being all five types
18:00 - What "getting a grip" actually means
20:00 - Practical starting points
23:36 - Real client example: VAT planning
25:02 - Simple challenges you can do today
27:19 - Reflection prompt: taking back control
28:34 - The moment everything changes

Useful Links
Website: www.financialwingwoman.com
Email: tanya@financialwingwoman.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/financialwingwoman
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thefinancialwingwoman
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefinancialwingwoman

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