The key to a happy life isn't just about money,
it’s about mindset.

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Eat out, or stay at home? Stay in a safe job, or chase your dream? Pay into your ISA, or splurge on the holiday of a lifetime?

Spoiler alert: they're all the answer to a happy, long life.

Every money decision you make affects you both today, and tomorrow. And, we get it, dealing with finances can feel scary – especially when even talking about money is seen as taboo.

Money:Mindshift is here to help you with balancing what's in your bank, with what's on your mind. Helping you feel empowered, not overwhelmed, when it comes to dealing with (and talking about) money.

The Money:Mindshift podcast

What if we told you that it’s your mindset that matters most when it comes to finances?

In our podcast, host Dr Tom speaks to experts about how to make a mindshift when it comes to money – for the better. Think of it as looking after both yourself today, and future-you.

Tune in now on Spotify and Apple!

Money:Mindshift is here to help you lead a more fulfilled and meaningful life.

With joy and purpose at the forefront.

Welcome to your money safe space. Here you’ll find tips and tools through engaging articles and insightful podcast episodes to help you live a happier, longer life.

Backed by Aegon and led by Dr Thomas Mathar (or Dr Tom, for short) – a podcast host, author and financial wellbeing pro – Money:Mindshift will help you make thoughtful decisions so you feel happier with what you have. Both today, and tomorrow (even if you're not thinking about the future just yet).

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A long and happy life. So you need lots of money for that, right? Well, no, actually, to be happy you've got to find and fund what makes you happy today and at every stage that follows. And that's just what Aegon's Money:Mindshift helps you do.

It's led by Dr. Thomas Mathar, an expert in behavioural economics and financial wellbeing. Dr. Tom and the team can help you put money into perspective, change your relationship with it, and shift your perceptions of it, so you could shift from feeling overwhelmed to all over it.

From feeling stressed out to having confidence in money decisions. From thinking negative thoughts, to having happy thoughts. It's like a chat between present you and future you where absolutely nothing's off the table. So you find purpose and joy, so you feel happier with what you have today and all your tomorrows.

Dr Tom is here to help

An author, podcast host, and speaker on all things financial wellbeing, Dr Thomas Mathar (or Dr Tom, as we call him) has a unique drive to help you live a happy, long and richer life.

Money:Mindshift blends trusted expertise with human insight to make finances accessible, engaging and practical. Because we get it: money worries can feel overwhelming. We're here to make you feel empowered when it comes to dealing with your finances, instead.

Pick up positive new habits on the Money:Mindshift podcast, and check out Dr Tom's new book: ‘Your Path to Prosperity: How to fund a happy and long life'.

Tools and resources

To balance both our financial responsibilities and our mindset, we all have to get to know our emotions, motivations, and hopes for the future.

Check out our handy tools and resources on how Money:Mindshift can help you do just that.

Money isn’t just about maths. It’s wrapped up in our emotions, our upbringing, our values, and how we see ourselves.

Check out our money conversations starters guide

This guide starts by helping you recognise the emotion that shows up most often when you think about money. From there, it offers simple conversation prompts to help you reflect – together with friends and loved ones, or on your own.

I'm ready to find out

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First thing's first: what's your money personality?

Take our quick money personality quiz, then explore our tools and resources to help you plan with your results in mind.

Which personality type are you?

Which personality type feels most like you? You might relate to more than one, but recognising your values and behaviours can help you plan in a way that fits.

I'm ready to find out

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What does your best life look like?

The first step to getting prepared for your future is to picture what your life could look like - as well as recognising the steps you might need to take to get there.

Become more in tune with your future self with our Best Life Tool and understand how to make the best decisions today for your unique vision of tomorrow.