Overcoming the Money Secrets that Keep Us and Our Relationships Stuck

How to Talk About Money

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.

A money confessional from The FT’s columnist, Sunday Times bestselling author and Lorraine’s money expert, Claer Barrett, uncovering all the things we don’t talk about when it comes to money that plague our relationships with others. 
 
Should you share a bank account with the person you share a bed with? Why does your partner insist on splitting the bills 50:50 even though they earn twice as much as you do? Would you be mad if your parents left all of their money to your less successful sibling? And best of all, how do you even begin to talk about these things? 
 
A taboo-busting reveal of the financial dynamics that underpin our relationships with others - our friends, partners and families – How to Talk About Money reveals the hidden money dynamics that bubble unsaid and ruin our relationship and our chance of attaining financial independence. With unfiltered money confessionals, practical scripts and tools to counter the most common money pitfalls and Claer’s trademark no-nonsense agony aunt advice, this book makes awkwardness about money a thing of the past allowing you to enjoy the good life with your loved ones.

Claer Barrett

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.

The money book for people who hate money books.

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

Seven Habits to Unlock Financial Independence

**The Instant Top Ten Bestseller** 
 
MoneyWeek's Top Money Books 2024 
 
'Utterly indispensable.' Lorraine Kelly 
 
'A must-read.' Tim Harford 
 
TV and radio money-agony-aunt Claer Barrett is the voice of reason in the cost of living crisis, teaching us what we need to know about money, in an accessible way that anyone can understand. 
 
By unpicking our emotional relationship with money, she gets to the heart of how our financial habits are formed - and reveals seven powerful yet easy ways to transform how we manage our money for good. 
 
If you struggle to understand where you're going wrong with your money but don't know where to start, What They Don't Teach You About Money has all the answers you've been searching for. There's no shaming finger-wagging or headache-inducing jargon, just hundreds of practical tips showing how to get money working for you. 
 
The financial world can be an intimidating place, but Claer will banish any lack of confidence, demystifying money matters to help you regain control of your finances - and she'll even make you laugh along the way. 
 
You will learn: 
- why your 'financial personality' is key to unlocking your money habits 
- the secrets of successful budgeting (takeaway coffee is still allowed) 
- how to deal with your debts, and understand student finance 
- how to harness the power of digital banking to make your life easier, and save more 
- how to plan for your financial future and set yourself achievable goals along the way 
- how to talk about money and make uncomfortable conversations a thing of the past 
- easy lessons to help everyone understand tax, pensions and investing (yes, really!) 
- what you need to know before you buy your first property 
- how to grow your income and get that pay rise 
 
Claer expertly debunks the myths that keep us stuck in financial paralysis. 
 
It's time to regain control of your bank balance and get your money working for you! 
 
The Instant Top Ten Bestseller, Sunday Times, April 2023

Claer Barrett

Praise for What They Don't Teach You About Money

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.

You MUST read this book. It's funny, it's wise, it's kind - and we've never needed it more.

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.

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.

You MUST read this book. It's funny, it's wise, it's kind - and we've never needed it more.

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.

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.

You MUST read this book. It's funny, it's wise, it's kind - and we've never needed it more.

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.

Books by Claer Barrett

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