What & Why
You’re scrolling through the news, coffee in hand, when you’re jabbed with another dross headline about “quantitative easing” or “fiscal drag.” Your eyes shoot across, your ears ring with foreign soundwaves, you change the channel and… onto something else. Sound familiar?
So, here’s the annoying thing – that story probably contained information that directly affects your mortgage, your savings, maybe even your job. Information you could benefit from knowing. Not that you were given much of a chance of course. That would be too easy!
I’ve spent the past decade working alongside some of the world’s largest financial institutions and I’ll let you in on a scary secret: half the people (myself included) using these fancy terms don’t fully understand them either. They just got really good at nodding along in meetings. My neck strength now rivals that of a F1 driver.
This site exists because I got tired of watching smart people feel stupid about money. Friends would forward articles asking, “Should I be worried about this?” Family members would call, confused about their pensions. Colleagues would whisper questions they felt too embarrassed to ask in public. The common thread? Financial news that read like it was written by the elite, for the elite, about robot money.
So here’s what we will do differently: We learn about the stuff that matters – the stuff that actually impacts your wallet – and we tell you about it. Freshly transcribed from Finance Speak, into Human Speak. No gatekeeping, no assumption you’ve got a Master’s from Cambridge gathering dust somewhere, no pretending that understanding cryptocurrency makes you morally superior (though we will tackle crypto, because someone needs to explain what the hell is actually going on there).
Think of me as your financial translator. We’re having a chat, I’m breaking down what just happened in the world of finance, and most importantly, I’m telling you why you should (or shouldn’t) care. Because whether it’s inflation eating into your savings or central banks playing musical chairs with interest rates, this stuff affects all of us.
The financial world loves its ‘Members Club’ atmosphere. Consider this your permanent guest pass. Welcome to finance for us normal humans. Pull up a pew.