🧇 The Weekly Waffle - This Week's Highlights at the Academy Town Hall - Friday Lunch Bunch, February 2nd, 2024 📅
Hello, Dear Wafflers, 🌟
🌞 Welcome to your crispy, syrupy dose of Friday news, served straight from the griddle of our Friday Lunch Bunch's Town Hall chinwag. Let's tuck in, shall we?
🌿 On Today's Menu: A Holistic Feast for Thought 🍽️
🧇Holistic Financial Planning vs. The Sales Pitch Parade 🌈:
Ever wondered why traditional financial planning feels like you're being sold dreams in a bottle? We're dishing out the real tea on how HFP is about sculpting your future, not just padding your wallet. Spoiler: It's more about living your best life than buying the best life insurance.
🗂️ Life Tidy's Curtain Call 📂:
Got your digital life in a twist? "Life Tidy" is bowing out, but fear not! Keylu's stepping into the spotlight as the UK's next big document darling. Make the switch before your files turn into digital dust!
🏡 Green Is The New Gold: Retrofit Grants 🌍:
Dreaming of a green castle? Discover how snagging a grant for a home retrofit can slash your bills and carbon footprint faster than you can say "net zero".
🎢 The Real Risk Roulette 🌀:
What's scarier – a lifetime in the corporate hamster wheel, or taking the self-employment leap into work that feels like play? Hint: It's not the option that comes with a gold watch.
💼 Conflicts of Interest: The Financial Industry's Open Secret 🤐:
Dive into our exposé on how hidden agendas in financial services are playing roulette with your future.
💑 Marriage, Money, and Habitudes 💰:
Ever wonder why your better half can't stick to a budget? Unpack the mystery of your Money Habitudes and find peace, love, and budget harmony.
🛡️ Fiduciary In All Things: Beyond the Buzzword 🚀:
Join us as we follow George Kinder's battle cry for unadulterated fiduciary responsibility – because your finances deserve a knight in shining armour, not a salesman in disguise.
🦋 Midlife Crises and Butterflies: An Unexpected Duo 🐛:
Discover how embracing change can turn your midlife crisis into your most transformative years yet. Spoiler: It involves less consuming and more pollinating.
📚 Finfluencers: Navigate the Legal Minefield 🚨:
Aspire to be a planner finfluencer, not a jailbird. Learn the legal line between empowering advice and outright selling.
🤝 The Secret Sauce to a Good Life 🌟:
Spoiler alert from TEDx – it's not your bank balance that counts, it's your squad.
🌎 Expats Unite: Financial Planning Without Borders ✈️:
Calling all globe-trotters and international investors – here's how our AI Financial Planner can make the world your financial oyster. Ask me a question!
🧠 Staying Sharp: Mental Agility As You Age 📚:
Get the lowdown from McKinsey on keeping your grey matter in tip-top shape.
🏆 Working Wonder Years 👵🏽:
Meet the legends redefining "retirement age" and snag tips on dodging the ageism bullet in today's workplace.
💳 2024's Subscription Shocker 💥:
In a wild twist, we've frozen our Academy Subscription prices! Dive into the deets and snag a sweet deal on your journey to enlightenment (or at least financial clarity).
That's all for this week's waffle stack, folks! For a trip down memory lane, check out our old waffles or snag an invite to our next lunch bunch (Feb 9, 2024 12:00 PM London) for some real-time natter.
Until next week, keep it crispy, keep it waffly, and above all, keep it real. Have a smashing one! 🚀
👋 Cheerio!
Steve Conley
Founder, Academy of Life Planning
email: steve.conley@aolp.co.uk
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