What is talk money week ?

Talk Money Week is an annual campaign that hopefully encourages open discussions, conversations and engagement into personal finance. Financial well-being, money management where individuals become connected with their finances.

The subject of personal finance, or the world of investing can appear too complex and confusing to most people. As we aren’t taught about it in school, or in the workplace. So for most people it’s complete inertia. Or a subject we somewhat neglect or put on the back burner in the list of our priorities or daily activities.

It is basically a platform to encourage others to share knowledge to others. With the aim of improving people’s financial literacy.

To improve people’s financial literacy is the main reason, why I started this blog channel. By speaking to people on a daily basis about how you may access a personal pension in the later years. It amazes me the number of people that din’t understand how certain financial products work.

So when is Talk Money week !

In 2025, it runs from November 3rd to November 6th. With many organisations using initiatives to promote the discussion about everyday money matters.

It could cover any topic such as budgeting, savings, investing, debts (managing and repaying). Or even basics about long term financial planning. So you can improve your financial situation in the short term or start laying some plans for medium or long term financial planning.

I believe that nobody should care more about your future than you. So use this opportunity to get involved within your current and financial future. But it is considered taboo or somewhat strange to talk to others about our financial affairs or situation within the UK.

So what is the aim for this year !

For 2025, the emphasis is to ask people and companies within the UK to “DO ONE THING / START THE CONVERSATION“. So you can improve your financial situation. At the same time to inspire those around you to do the same thing also.

On a personal level, my 1 thing to do, is to consolidate and simplify the number of accounts and credits cards that I have. So they are much more manageable and simpler to control in future.

In our current period of so-called cost of living crisis and daily pressures. Getting support for any money worries you have can be invaluable. So the aim is to make better decisions and reduce financial stress, feel more in control, have a better relationship with money in general.

So how can someone participate in Talk Money week 2025 !

You can get involved in numerous different ways:

• Start conversations: Initiate conversations about money to your immediate family, friends or workplace colleagues.
• Attend financial workshops: It could be webinars, networking sessions, meetings in your local area of online that promote advice on a specific subject.
• Parents talking to children: Promoting the basics about pocket money, how to buy things, how much do things cost, and how do we get income to afford such items
• Discover social media: It could be looking at YouTube videos, financial podcasts, or reading blogs such as this to improve your knowledge. Or learn about a specific subject.
• Look at information, videos, newsletters on your bank or building society website. They should have great tools to assist in the basics about savings, investing, mortgages etc.
• Seek professional advice: If you wish, get free consultation with an IFA to discuss buying a specific product or they they work. Or it could be tax or IHT planning etc.
• Employer’s offering events: They could offer basic events about a workplace pension that they operate. Or talking about life insurance or workplace benefits they offer.
• Schools using toolkits: It could be promote the subject to children about how products work for later years.  Or a subject such as going to University.
• Learn to educate yourself: get actively involved in your own finances.
• Look at Moneyhelper website, a free and impartial website run by the Money & pensions Service, offering great advice about all areas of finance. (http://www.moneyhelper.org.uk)

So when was Money Week Set-up !

It was set-up and launched by the Money & Pensions Service (https://maps.org.uk), to address the need and shortfall of financial knowledge and awareness out their in the UK. With the aim to improve people’s financial literacy across numerous financial areas.

They offer participation packs you can download, and details of events being help. Along with links on how to get involved more.

It is being promoted by the following relevant hashtags:

• #Talkmoney
• #DoOneThing

By using the above appropriate hashtags, you can connect with others. To promote the subject across a wider population to increase everybody’s financial knowledge etc. Which should be widely encouraged to make us all financially better off.

Remember:

If you found this blog post useful and informative, then feel free to check out my other posts on saving, investing, pensions and investment books that I recommend on https://moneyminted.co.uk. So you too can improve your investing knowledge to reach your future financial goals and dreams.

It’s not a get rich quick journey, but you will get there in the end, if you create a action plan and think long term !