Welcome to Minnocks on Money, in which I talk to my older family members about how they’ve managed money throughout their life, in a world where FinTech didn’t exist (or did it?). Nowadays the global remittance market is valued at over $700bn. Remittances are when money is earned or obtained in a foreign country andContinue reading “Minnocks on Money: remittances in an envelope”
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Dodgy career advice – and my alternative tips
I love a good old bit of advice – doling it out, totally unsolicited, and on occasion taking it. If I could change one thing about the world, it would be to make everyone that little bit more confident and help people see their potential in life. That’s why I love that there’s so muchContinue reading “Dodgy career advice – and my alternative tips”
I’m 24, stop notifying me every time I buy an iced coffee
Every time I make a purchase, half a dozen apps clamour to tell me what I just bought and how much I spent on it. I am not sure where they think I was throughout the transaction. “You just spent £5 in Pret!” notifies my challenger bank. My money management app will inevitably ping –Continue reading “I’m 24, stop notifying me every time I buy an iced coffee”
How I… measure productivity in 2021
The “right to be busy”… One particularly horrible week in a particularly horrible job, I was told by a colleague: “You need to do more. You should be making sacrifices for your team; not the other way around”. In the same week, another colleague made a complaint that my long working hours, which bled intoContinue reading “How I… measure productivity in 2021”
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting my site, especially as it doesn’t look like much at the moment. I’m Olivia – a writer and editor in the FinTech sector. I set up this website in order to write my own thoughts and opinions related to money – whether they’re to do with financial technology but don’t fitContinue reading “Welcome!”