If you’re looking to get the most from your money in 2012, where should you start?

This year, I’ve almost lost count of the number of press releases I’ve received about New Year’s financial resolutions. But I guess there’s no getting away from the fact that many of us will be focusing on our finances. According to investment website rplan.co.uk, more women than men (59% compared to 50%) planned to cut back on spending and 77% of women will set new financial goals.

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Whether you find it easy or difficult to manage your money; many of us get our habits from our parents.

The fact is that most of us get our basic grounding in money and how we perceive it from our parents. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have the same approach as your mum and dad, but the chances are that you will be influenced by them – and probably more than you realise. Think about how often your parents talked to each other – and to you – about money when you were growing up. It could explain some of your current ideas…

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Why using intuition may not be the best approach when it comes to managing your money.

By Professor Karen Pine co-author of Sheconomics

Here’s a quick question for you:
A notepad and pen together cost £1.10.
The notepad costs £1.00 more than the pen.

How much does the pen cost?
Sixty-four percent of people say 10p. That’s the wrong answer.
The right answer is 5p. The notepad costs £1.00 more than the pen. So the notepad costs £1.05 and the pen 5p, together they cost £1.10.

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