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The Perimenopausal Ability to Smell The Past
Is this a thing? Tell me you know what I'm talking about!
Published on Jen Kirkman Journal • Jul 13
This is me. 33?
At what age did you feel most like yourself?
Jul 9 • Keris Fox
"The greatest good luck there is, is to be loved."
The Good Fortune interview with Amber Nelson.
Jul 7 • Keris Fox
The Monthly Money Reset
We're halfway through the year - do you know where your money's going?
Jul 2 • Keris Fox
"The great beauty of pop music is that it's a joy machine."
Harry Styles and a heatwave.
Jun 30 • Keris Fox
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"I am earning more money than I expected to, and I feel emotional about it."
Feb 1, 2024
"Don’t internalise the idea you’re bad with money, when really you’re underpaid."
Feb 3, 2025
"It’s like rats in London, I’m never more than 6 feet away from financial disaster."
Sep 16, 2024
"Some people think I’m frivolous with money, some people think I’m tight."
Mar 24, 2025
Money, midlife, mortality... and feeling lucky anyway

A woman's money story for every decade of life

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My dad made all the financial arrangements until I got married and my husband took over.
Decades series: nineties
Jan 6, 2025
The most important message I was given about money, was that it was a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Decades series: eighties
Nov 11, 2024
I still have a fantasy of being financially secure, of leaving something behind for my kids and grandkids.
Decades series: seventies
Nov 4, 2024 • Keris Fox
Don’t just think about your own finances, look at the generations you’re sandwiched between.
Decades series: sixties
Oct 28, 2024 • Keris Fox
I’d like to earn enough so that I don’t really think about money so much.
Decades series: fifties
Oct 21, 2024 • Keris Fox
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