Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Katherine Parr.

The names and how the relationship ended for the wives Henry VIII, all the way back to the 1500s

Yes an interesting fact, but something that has lived rent free in my head since secondary school, which finished over 20 years ago (I know I've aged well!)

When have I needed it, apart from in a quiz? Answers on a postcard!

My point is, we learn all this stuff and it's great at the time when you're immersed in education and you need it for your exams and you think that these awesome facts will carry you forward into your working life.

But have you?

Or what would be better information to learn?

To learn about how money works?

To learn about the principles of fair exchange and how money is a tool for lots of different things.

In 2025, it doesn't work to go to school go to uni and then get a stable job from there.

Those 'stable' jobs are no longer guaranteed and hustles on the side are becoming more and more commonplace.

People start them up and then get caught out and it becomes emotional and stressful because they didn't know the full consequences or they did one to generate a bit more monthly cash.

I'll go into more detail, but to get those cogs turning, what were you taught about money at school?