case studies

People just like you who’ve done one of my courses

In my world of mostly English teachers, writers and editors, dipping a toe into pensions and personal finance can be scary.

Here are some stories from people who enrolled on one of my courses – and changed their finances for the better.

Lisa Wood

Lisa hovered on my mailing list for months (and her savings for 18 years!) before doing the course. She surprised both of us by how much she got into it!

Clare Hogg

Clare went from having her savings sitting doing nothing and no idea about money to master researcher who now gives ME advice on platforms in Spain.

Genny White

The No-Stress Money Plan inspired Genny to make major career changes after switching path from “no pension, no financial security, no plan” to financially sorted.

Jennie Reed

Jennie’s financial advisor told her that her pension was too complicated for her to understand. So she did my course and proved them wrong!

Chris Hunter

From feeling suspicious about “money people” Chris is now financially savvy enough to manage his money himself without relying on anyone else, dodgy or otherwise!

Annette Flavel

From scattered finances and burnt fingers from dabbling in stocks, Annette brought order to her accounts and is now earning more profit from her money.

Greg Archer

With a relative who’d made a pile of cash trading crypto, Greg Archer had a choice to make about investing. What did he do?

Michelle Worgan

Cautious with money, Michelle had started a pension years ago but sensed there was more she could be doing. She was right!

Ste Sharpe

When TEFLers return home, they don’t always know what to do about finances. Ste learned about investing and started earning money from money.

More happy clients

Sandy Millin

Chilled investor beginner course

“Nicola’s course has helped me to understand how investing can be made to work for individuals, not just for big business. I now understand lots of different terms and am much more aware of the places I can go to invest my money. Nicola also encouraged us to come up with specific plans, and to get started with our investing, not just think about in general or do it one day, maybe. There’s a really supportive atmosphere on the course, and you can learn at your own pace.”

Gemma Archer

Chilled investor beginner course

“This course and content are absolute gold. Each session is so accessible, well put together, easy to understand, and informative. Nicola presents everything so clearly and packages it for people just like me, who have zero knowledge of anything financial. Its content will provide you with the guidance you need to make the right changes in your life.”

Chris Wright

Alternative investing course

“Working with Nicola was easy. She walks you through each part, making it practical and answering questions no matter how simple or difficult they are. She also gives you her own experiences investing, the good and the bad, and what she’s learnt from each investing platform. Highly recommended!”

Tamalita

Emergency fund course

“I really liked the spreadsheet for the calculator. This helped me truly understand what I needed for an emergency fund, and realistically see how long it would take to save the money. [As a result of the course] I filled out the spreadsheet and the checklist and made my first deposit.”

M; EFL teacher, Italy

Pension Perfect course

“The course has made a big difference for me. At first, I did not like getting down into the details of the different pension types and available plans, but it became a lot easier after a couple of weeks. I now have a very clear sense of what a good pension plan consists of and am ready to take action once I decide on how to proceed, which I hope to be in the next few months. This is not me putting off making a decision, but I need to consider this in light of other USA vs IT issues. So not only did I learn a lot of new things, but also got the push I need to start taking care of this. I am absolutely certain that I would not be at this point without the course!”

A; EFL teacher, Italy

Chilled investor beginner course

“I now have a general understanding of concepts that I would never have been able to understand otherwise. I feel much more relaxed about the whole idea of risk and I’m finally starting to make concrete steps forward. I have my investment platform set up and now I’m selecting funds to invest in. I can highly recommend Nicola’s course. It’s interesting, fun and motivating. I’m so happy to have been able to acquire so many insights about such an important topic that had always been ‘off-limits’.”