Recently, I’ve been building a financial app.

Now, I'm a finance person, not a tech person.

Before this journey, I had never heard of a “tech stack” and had no idea what a "wireframe" was. I didn’t know the difference between hosting and servers. I had no idea what API keys were, why “regions” mat...

One of the biggest sources of money anxiety I see, especially in women in their 40s and beyond, isn’t reckless spending or poor income choices.  It’s uncertainty.

Not knowing:

• What you’re working towards

• Whether you’re “on track”

• If you’ll have enough

• Or what “enough” even means

  ...

We’re often told that if we want more money, we need a better mindset, better habits, or a better strategy. And while those things matter, there’s another layer that rarely gets talked about — your nervous system.

For many women, especially those who have experienced instability, responsibility ove...

For many people, investing feels overwhelming. There’s fear around getting it wrong, buying at the wrong time, or losing money you worked hard to earn. Even when we understand the basics, there’s often still that lingering anxiety: What if I make a mistake?

This week, I wanted to share how I invest...

What if the problem with money isn’t that you’re “bad at it”, but that you're not paying enough of the right kind of attention to it?

In this episode of Money with Alpha, I invite you to think about money differently. Not as a source of stress, shame, or avoidance, but as a relationship. And like a...

There comes a point in life when money decisions become deeply personal.

For many of us in our 40s and 50s, that moment often arrives in the form of a lump sum, an inheritance, a redundancy payout, or proceeds from a major life transition. While on the surface it may seem like a “good problem to ha...

January has a funny energy to it. On one hand, there’s the collective pressure to “start fresh,” overhaul our lives, and magically become better versions of ourselves overnight. On the other, many of us feel tired, emotionally stretched, or already behind before the year has even properly begun.

If...

A brand new year always brings this mix of anticipation and reflection. Before I jump into planning and momentum, I like to pause and ask: What has shaped me into the woman I am today — particularly when it comes to money?

Growing Up Between Cultures

I was raised in Brisbane by parents who migrate...

When most people hear “financial planner,” they imagine someone who only works with wealthy clients, requires $100,000 to get started, charges hidden fees, or pushes investment products. But as Alpha’s conversation with financial advisor Dylon Mackriel reveals, financial planning today is far more h...

For most of us, life is a journey of self-discovery—one where we try to make sense of why we think, feel, and act the way we do. Yet many women still judge themselves harshly for not fitting into society’s mould of success. In a recent Money with Alpha podcast, I spoke with Selena Hillier, a Human D...

When most of us think about wealth, we picture saving for a house, paying off debt, and maybe investing in property or shares. But for entrepreneur and public speaker Billie Sharp, wealth-building meant something entirely different — creating multiple businesses, building a community, and redefining...

When you meet Raelene “Rails” Wynyard, it’s immediately clear that she’s a woman on a mission—one rooted in love, empathy, and deep personal experience.

Her journey began not as a business dream, but as a mother’s determination to create a better world for her son. When he was diagnosed with autism...