Out end of July

Money & Growth 101

Second Edition

Take control of your money — a simple UK system to clear the debt and build real wealth. The whole M&G System, in plain English, in one book.

The book lands end of July. In the meantime, the free tools and blog get you moving today.

Money & Growth 101
Sort your
money out.
A simple UK system to clear the debt and build real wealth.
Mustafa Alsoodany
2nd Ed.


Written by someone who spent a decade inside UK banks & fintechs

Nineteen chapters plus appendices — the whole system, start to finish

Plain English, UK-specific, zero shame

Who it’s for

Capable at everything — except this

If money lands, money leaves, and the month’s a blur — this is the book nobody handed you.

No jargon, no lectures, no assumption you should already know this stuff. Just a calm, ordered system you can actually run, whether you’re clearing a stubborn overdraft or ready to invest your first spare £50 a month.

The M&G System

Five moves, in order

The spine of the book — you don’t do all five at once, you do them in sequence. Each one makes the next easier.

1

Get clear

Where your money actually stands today — an honest baseline, no judgement.

2

Stop the leaks

Map money in vs money out, and shut off the quiet drains you’ve stopped noticing.

3

Clear the bad debt

Hit the most expensive balance first, with a dated plan you actually believe.

4

Build the buffer

Even £500 turns a crisis into an inconvenience.

5

Start growing

Once the leaks slow, put your money to work — in plain English.

What’s inside

The whole system, in one place

How to get a clear, one-page picture of your money
A spending plan that survives a normal month
How credit and debt really work — and how to clear it
Building a buffer, and where to keep it
Investing explained in plain English — ISA first
Worked UK examples, checklists and appendices

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Why I wrote it

I’m Mustafa — a decade in financial crime & compliance at JPMorgan, Monzo, Starling and Barclaycard, and a decade of my own money mistakes before any of it clicked. I wrote the book I’d needed in my twenties: the one nobody handed me.

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Out end of July.

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Money & Growth 101

Plain-English personal finance for your 20s and 30s.

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