About the Author

Claer Barrett is multi-award-winning financial journalist, broadcaster and commentator. The consumer editor at the Financial Times, she presents the FT's weekly Money Clinic podcast, helping listeners resolve their real-life financial dilemmas. She also writes a high-profile column in the FT Weekend covering issues of financial interest to financial consumers everywhere.

Claer frequently appears on TV and radio - from weekly appearances on ITV's Lorraine to LBC with Eddie Mair - answering money questions from the public. She is renowned as a trusted voice guiding people through the cost-of-living crisis with her trademark practical advice that cuts through financial jargon.

Claer has won a prestigious WIncott Award for campaigning on consumer issues and is a powerful advocate for financial literacy. She is a trustee of FLIC, the FT-backed charity (Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign) and frequently goes into schools running workshops about money for young people.

Reviews

Unlike her name, Claer's journalism is always clear. She's a great champion of financial literacy. I suspect the book will be no different. More power to her elbow.
*Martin Lewis CBE, founder, Money Saving Expert*

You MUST read this book. It's funny, it's wise, it's kind - and we've never needed it more.
*Tim Harford OBE, The Undercover Economist, author, HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD ADD UP*

This book has everything you need to understand and take control of your finances. It is bursting with common sense and is invaluable and utterly indispensable in these tough times.
*Lorraine Kelly CBE, TV personality and journalist, Lorraine*

An essential and enlightening book for anyone wanting to feel more confident about their money.
*MoneyWeek*

The money book for people who hate money books.
*Eddie Mair, broadcaster*

Numbers and money can be scary topics. But armed with Claer's combination of charm and financial expertise, this book can help everyone feel more confident. This should be compulsory reading for all! Claer is clearly the financial teacher for the nation.
*Bobby Seagull, maths teacher and TV personality*

Claer gets right to the heart of what's eating away at us all, quietly, about our own money blockages, in language that feels familiar, up close, and most of all kind. This is the book I want to give my son as soon as he's old enough.
*Ranvir Singh, TV personality and journalist, Good Morning Britain*

This is a book rich in financial goodness. Written in plain English, it's for everyone - absorb and lick your finances into shape.
*Jeff Prestridge, group wealth and personal finance editor, Daily Mail and General Trust*