What Participants Have Said

Money Mapping Workshop

I came into the weekend not entirely sure what to expect. The workbook exercises were more useful than I anticipated — particularly the section on cashflow rhythms, which gave my husband and me a framework we actually used the following month when we were reviewing our household accounts. The sessions were unhurried, which helped.

Family Conversation Frameworks

Six weeks felt like the right length. The week between sessions gave me time to think about what had been discussed before the next one, which I didn't expect to matter as much as it did. The chapter on conversations with ageing parents was the one I found most challenging to read — which probably means it was the most useful one for me.

Retirement Vocabulary Circle

I had read about CPF Life in the newspaper many times but had never felt I understood what it meant for my household specifically. The reading circle did not advise me on what to do — it was clear it would not — but by the third session I had a much better sense of the questions I needed to ask my financial adviser. That felt valuable.

Money Mapping Workshop

I appreciated that there was no attempt to sell us anything over the two days. At one point someone in the group asked what product they should consider and the facilitator very calmly redirected the question back to the vocabulary. It seems like a small thing but it made a difference to the atmosphere in the room.

Family Conversation Frameworks

My wife and I attended separately — we thought it would be more useful to have independent perspectives on the material and then discuss it at home. That approach worked well for us. The programme gave us both the same vocabulary to draw on, which made our conversations afterwards noticeably less circular.

Retirement Vocabulary Circle

The glossary is genuinely useful. I keep it in the same drawer as my CPF statements. I have gone back to it twice since completing the circle, which I think says something about how it was written — it reads like a reference tool rather than a course handout.