Why I send on the same day every month
Sending on the same day each month has made the whole line calmer, for me and for my family.
8 minLatest videos
One short video every Thursday from my recording corner in London: the budget, the fees, the binder and the family.
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WatchCedis, pounds and the day it arrives
The rate moves, the fee stays and the money lands on a different day. A walk through what happens in between.
9 min
WatchChecking the rate before I send
The two minutes I spend before every transfer, and what I look at on the screen.
7 min
WatchA small emergency fund before the big gift
Why I built a small emergency fund for my own household before I sent anything extra, and how small it began.
10 min
WatchWhat to say when someone asks for more
Some words that help when a relative asks for more than the budget has, said kindly and kept the same.
8 min
WatchThe household binder, page by page
The binder I keep for the household, divided into six sections, and what goes behind each tab.
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Talking money with my mother on a Sunday call
How I ask my mother what is needed at home, and how I say what I can do, without it turning into a fight.
14 min 
WatchSetting up a fund for a family event
A small fund for a naming ceremony or a funeral, put aside a little each month so it is never a shock.
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Three transfer apps, one fee table
Three ways to send money home, laid out in one table so the fee and the rate can be seen side by side.
10 min 
WatchWhere the remittance line goes in my budget
The remittance as a line in the budget, beside rent and the bus pass, and how I decide where it sits.
12 min
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The Remittance Line
A short letter every other Sunday: one line of the budget, one conversation to try and one small job for the fortnight.