The Gold Ledger

One calm hour a month with your money: a gentle ritual that replaces dread and avoidance with clear numbers and choices you feel good about.

At a glance

• What it is: a CBT-informed monthly money journal
• Who it's for: anyone who avoids their bank app, feels anxious about money, or wants a simple monthly routine
• What you'll do: understand the avoidance cycle and your money beliefs, then keep a monthly money date: know your numbers, check debt, savings and safety, and spend by your values
• Time: about one hour a month, for twelve months
• Format: 26-page PDF, A5, tappable contents
• Good to know: general information and reflection only, not financial advice; for debt or investment decisions, speak to a qualified adviser

The origin

The alchemists sought gold; this ledger seeks calm. We researched the psychology of money avoidance and simple personal-finance routines, and refined them in the lab into a monthly ritual.

What this edition offers

• The avoidance cycle, and the money beliefs beneath it
• The Monthly Money Date: knowing your numbers; debt, savings and safety; spending by your values
• A Money Date card to keep
• Twelve money dates and My Year in the Ledger

How to use it

Read The Avoidance Cycle and Money Beliefs first. Then set aside one calm hour each month for your money date and work through that month's pages. General information and reflection only, not financial advice; for debt or investment decisions, speak to a qualified adviser.

What's inside

26 pages (PDF, A5, tappable contents) · A Note from the Lab · The Avoidance Cycle · Money Beliefs · The Monthly Money Date · Knowing Your Numbers · Debt, Savings and Safety · Spending by Your Values · The Money Date card · Twelve Money Dates · My Year in the Ledger. Instant download.

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