Alina Burlacu

12 Days of Money, Mind and Meaning When we think about improving our lives or our finances, the focus is often on what we want to achieve or create. New goals. New habits. New commitments. New plans. But an equally powerful place to begin is with what we don’t  want. Day 3 is an invitation into honesty. Not harsh honesty. Not critical honesty. Gentle, forward-moving honesty. It asks you to look at the past year and acknowledge the moments, behaviours, pressures or patterns that drained you....

12 Days of Money, Mind and Meaning Not every part of the year goes to plan. In fact, it’s usually the unplanned bits that shape us the most. Day 2 of our series invites you to revisit something that went wrong this year. Something that frustrated you, embarrassed you, challenged you, or pushed you out of your comfort zone. Your brain might still label it as a “bad moment”. But time, reflection and perspective often reveal something much more valuable beneath the chaos. This is where you find...

12 Days of Money, Mind and Meaning We rush into planning the next year with colour-coded goals, fresh notebooks, and a hopeful sense that this time  we’ll do things differently. But before any of that matters, there’s a powerful first step that almost everyone skips. Look back. Before you look forward. And the simplest way to do that? Open your camera roll. Yes, really. Your camera roll is one of the most honest storytellers you have. It shows where your time, energy, attention, love and...