Made of Money? feedback

The Made of Money? team, Sue, Shahanara, Kristina and Ramona collect feedback from participants in their sessions and workshops as they go along, and at the end of each series of workshops.  Ramona recently collected together some of the comments and says:

 These are quotes that give a flavour of the type of things people feel they are gaining from working with Made of Money?, the impact we are having and the actions arising from our work

"I feel better already.  I was really panicking and getting down about things but it really it is just a simple matter of organising myself more.  Things are that bad now but they could spiral out of control, like before, if I don't take some action now."
Single mum following her first one to one session with MOM

"I talk more with my husband now and I feel that we are communicating better.   Before I just talked to him about money whenever I felt like it, for instance when he was coming in the door and he didn't respond very well to this.  Now I wait until I can see that he is relaxed and ready to talk, the best time is when he has just eaten and is calm.  I can explain things to him better, I understand him and he understand me.  I feel I can communicate more effectively."
Participant from Shaljalal Women's Centre

"Now my husband gives me his wages and I do the shopping and pay the bills, which is something we weren't doing before. I allocate all the money.
When my husband had all the money he used to overspend, now he gives it to me and this doesn't happen.  I'm happy that he thinks I have the right to do this and like that he is giving me all the money now."
Participant from Shaljalal Women's Centre

"I've learnt how to write cheques.  When bills came before I didn't understand them but now I do and I now know how to pay for them.  My husband has now given me the responsibility of paying the bills.   I used to have to go to others, like neighbours, to help me to write cheques but now I can do it myself and go to the post office with it."
Participant from Shaljalal Women's Centre

"The children liked us sitting down and doing activities together.  Before this session I hadn't sat down with the children and talked about money.  The exercise on budgeting was the first time I talked to them about what money we have to spend on things and they got an idea of how we spend our money in the house, what kind of bills we have etc.  I try to do that more at home with them now."
Participant from Shaljalal Women's Centre- who attended a family learning session with her children

"When can we start a revolution against the media?"
Participant, Hackney Downs Sure Start

"I'm going to react more positively when dealing with my children's behaviour during our shopping trips by talking to them positively instead of negatively, and to try and get a good response from them by involving them more in the activity."
Participant, Hackney Downs Sure Start

"I'm going to try very hard to keep a record of my income and expenditure and draw up budgets when going shopping.  I'm only going to buy what I need"
Participant, Hackney Downs Sure Start

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