Moral Money

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?

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.

A homeowner wants her own space after sharing with her best friend for seven years. How can she ask her friend to move out without losing the friendship?

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 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.

Sam explores the emotional and financial dilemma of whether to sell a ring left by your mother after her death.

Sam explores a difficult money dilemma involving a company, a court case and pressure to accept payment in silence.

Sam explores survivor’s guilt, inheritance and why grief can make it hard to enjoy money left by a late husband.

Sam explores a family money dilemma around giving children £5,000 for university, and the tension that can arise when one partner blocks it.