Welcome to the second installment of my monthly power round up. January was the longest month of the year. February flew by so quickly I felt that I wasn’t able to try enough financial products and services. That withstanding, here is a brief but useful list of what I was down for in February. TSB […]
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What To Have In Place Before You Go Crypto…
Cryptocurrency. Sigh. I get it. It’s new. It’s sexy. Game-changing. Become a bitcoin millionaire overnight. What’s not sexy about that headline? We all want a piece of the action; especially when it sounds like easy money. So all I have to do is buy a couple of coins, invest in a couple of ICOs, wait a […]
Joy’s Power Round Up of January 2018
Last month, the Refined Currency team ran our first ‘Let’s Talk Money’ forum of 2018 discussing money in almost all its entirety. Those honest and insightful conversations with people looking to make their money work better for them and a little inspiration from a fellow contributor, Josy, provide the inspiration for this post. Here’s a […]
The Death of The Retail Bank
A few weeks ago, I grudgingly walked into a bank on a Saturday morning to close an account. The process I had taken to open this account had lasted less than 5 minutes. Quick, easy and done without getting out of bed. The process to close said account was ultimately becoming a struggle. After being […]