Building Better Money Habits Through Real Education
We started valenorixum in 2019 because standard financial advice felt disconnected from everyday life. Six years later, we're still teaching practical budgeting through methods that actually stick.
Started From a Kitchen Table in Glasgow
Honestly, we began this because traditional finance courses felt stuffy and disconnected. I was teaching basic budgeting to friends who kept saying the same thing: "Why doesn't anyone explain this in normal English?"
So we tried something different. Instead of lectures about compound interest, we focused on actual scenarios people face. Rent vs. savings. Credit card strategies. How to budget when income fluctuates. The response caught us off guard.
By 2021, we'd moved from evening sessions at community centres to structured programmes. Not because we had grand ambitions, but because people kept asking when the next course started.
What Guides Our Teaching Approach
These aren't corporate values we printed on a poster. They're the principles we return to when designing every workshop and writing every resource.
Plain Language Always
Financial jargon creates barriers. We explain concepts using words you'd actually use with a mate over coffee. If something sounds complicated, we've failed.
Scenarios Over Theory
You won't spend hours memorizing formulas. Instead, we work through real budgeting dilemmas that reflect what people actually encounter month to month.
Progress Not Perfection
Nobody builds perfect money habits overnight. We focus on incremental improvements that compound over time rather than overwhelming lifestyle overhauls.
Small Team, Genuine Commitment
We're not a massive organization with fancy offices. valenorixum operates with a core team of educators who actually teach the courses we develop.
Everyone here has spent years in financial education, but more importantly, we remember what it's like to feel confused by money management. That perspective shapes everything we create.
Our approach is collaborative. Lesson plans get reviewed by multiple instructors. We test new exercises with sample groups before rolling them out. And when something doesn't work, we drop it without ego.
Meredith Talbot
Lead Curriculum Designer
Meredith developed our signature workshop series after spending eight years teaching adult education. She specializes in making complex financial concepts accessible without dumbing them down.
How We've Evolved
Looking back helps us see patterns in what actually works versus what sounded good on paper. Here's the honest timeline.
2019
First Evening Workshops
Started with free monthly sessions at a community centre in Blantyre. Eight people showed up to the first one. We were thrilled.
2021
Structured Programme Launch
Developed our six-week budgeting fundamentals course after realizing one-off sessions weren't creating lasting habits. This became our foundation.
2023
Digital Study Materials
Created downloadable workbooks and video supplements so participants could review concepts at their own pace between sessions.
Regional Expansion Plans
Currently planning sessions in Edinburgh and Dundee for autumn 2025. Same approach, different postcodes.