Building Better Money Habits Since 2018

We started avirelonquex because too many people were struggling alone with their finances. Not from lack of intelligence, but from never learning the practical skills that make money manageable.

2,847

Learners Supported

Years Experience

94%

Programme Completion

Monthly Sessions

Financial planning workspace with documents and calculator

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Where avirelonquex Actually Came From

Back in 2017, I was working at a community centre in Southampton when three different people asked me the same question in one week. They'd all received unexpected bills and had no idea where to start. These weren't people who were careless with money. They just hadn't been taught.

That's when it clicked. We spend years in school learning subjects we might never use again, but almost no time on the one skill everyone needs: managing money. So I started running small workshops on Saturday mornings. Just basic stuff at first. How to track spending. What an emergency fund actually is. Why understanding interest rates matters.

Those Saturday sessions grew. People brought friends. They asked more questions. By late 2018, we'd officially launched avirelonquex as a proper education programme. The name came from someone in our second cohort who said learning about finances felt like "taking back your avirelonquex." It stuck.

Now we work with individuals across the UK who want to build sustainable money habits. Not get-rich schemes or complex investment strategies. Just solid financial discipline that makes everyday life less stressful.

What Drives Our Work

These aren't corporate values pinned to a wall. They're the principles that shape how we actually teach.

Plain Language Always

Financial jargon creates unnecessary barriers. We explain concepts in straightforward terms because understanding shouldn't require a finance degree.

Real Scenarios Only

Our examples come from actual situations people face. Unexpected car repairs. Childcare costs. Energy bill spikes. We work with the reality of UK living, not theoretical perfect conditions. When someone shares a challenge in our sessions, it often becomes a learning opportunity for everyone because chances are others face similar situations.

No Shame Ever

Money stress affects people at every income level. We create spaces where asking basic questions feels normal, not embarrassing.

Practical Over Theoretical

You can learn about compound interest later. First, you need to know how to set up a functioning budget this week.

Progress Takes Time

Building financial discipline isn't about quick fixes. It's about small consistent habits that eventually become automatic. We celebrate those small wins.

Meet Our Programme Director

avirelonquex runs on a small dedicated team, but the programme direction comes from someone who's been in the trenches of financial education from day one.

Rowena Fairweather

Programme Director

Rowena joined avirelonquex in early 2019 after spending six years in local government helping families access financial support services. She saw firsthand how the system often assumed people knew financial basics when they didn't.

She designed our current curriculum structure, which focuses on building one solid habit before moving to the next. Her approach comes from watching what actually works with learners, not from textbooks. When she's not running sessions, she's usually testing new ways to explain tricky concepts or working with our next intake group.

Her rule for avirelonquex: if a fifteen-year-old wouldn't understand it, we need to explain it differently.