‘Is it wrong to make risky investments with my daughter’s £93k inheritance?’
A parent is holding a £93,000 inheritance for her daughter until she turns 25. Should she invest it, or is taking investment risk with somebody else’s money a step too far?
Family Finances
‘My mother-in-law keeps buying designer outfits for our newborn – can I ask for nappies instead?’
When generous gifts create clutter and pressure, clear family boundaries can help. Sam Secomb explains how to redirect a grandparent’s spending without rejecting the love behind it.
‘I spend £500 a month to keep myself looking good – my boyfriend thinks I should cut back’
A couple’s first joint budget has placed one woman’s spending on weight-loss medication under scrutiny. Sam Secomb explains why the real issue is not the jabs or her boyfriend’s vaping, but how they agree shared costs while preserving personal financial freedom.
Lending money to family: what to do if they do not repay you
Lending money to family can become difficult when repayment expectations were never clearly agreed. Sam explains how to approach the conversation calmly, protect the relationship and agree a realistic repayment plan.
Retirement planning when one spouse has more money
In many long marriages, retirement planning can feel unequal when one spouse has built the larger pension and the other has taken on more unpaid work at home. Sam explores financial agency, unpaid contribution and how couples can plan later life more fairly.
Money Talk for Sapphics – The Debrief
A practical debrief from Women’s Wealth’s Money Talk for Sapphics, covering pensions, mortgages, family-building costs and the gender wealth gap.
‘I’ve never liked the ring my mother left me. Would it be terrible to sell it?’
Sam explores the emotional and financial dilemma of whether to sell a ring left by your mother after her death.
‘I have survivor’s guilt and can’t enjoy my dead husband’s money’
Sam explores survivor’s guilt, inheritance and why grief can make it hard to enjoy money left by a late husband.
‘My husband is stonewalling my attempts to give our children £5k for university’
Sam explores a family money dilemma around giving children £5,000 for university, and the tension that can arise when one partner blocks it.