As a Doctor in Occupational Medicine, I have spoken to (quite literally!) thousands of patients in clinic and an increasing amount of them have mental health issues. A major contributing factor to their stress is because of financial pressures and the anxiety that comes from living from pay cheque to pay cheque. This is why financial education is as equally important to your wellbeing, as eating your five a day and getting outside in nature.

It turns out doctors do not know much about money either, so during the year of covid - when we were all stuck indoors - I made it my mission to understand what this nebulous term “money” actually meant, where it comes from and how best to utilise it. Please find below my findings. Hope it helps!