Anna Brading

About

British self-help author, money educator, and social media creator known for being the founder of Mentora Money and for being the author of the award-winning personal finance book Money Mentor: 10 Essential Steps to Do Your Future Self a Favour. She is also known for simplifying personal finance for everyday people through short-form content on Instagram and TikTok where she teaches budgeting, debt management, money mindset, and beginner investing in an approachable and non-judgmental way which has helped her amass over 70,000 Instagram followers and over 180,000 TikTok followers.

Before fame

She built her financial knowledge through lived experience rather than a traditional finance career. Her journey into personal finance began while navigating financial pressure as a young parent and working to make ends meet. She tutored in mathematics and explored practical ways to manage household finances which eventually shaped her ability to explain money concepts clearly and simply. Her early content was aimed particularly at parents and individuals living paycheck to paycheck. She officially launched Mentora Money in 2021. She released her book Money Mentor: 10 Essential Steps to Do Your Future Self a Favour in October 2024.

Trivia

Her book Money Mentor won Gold at the Living Now Awards 2025 in the Motivation/Self-Improvement category. Her book Money Mentor was also shortlisted for Best Personal Finance Book at the 2025 Investing Insiders Financial Book Awards. She appeared on The Frugal Spender Podcast in November 2024 and on Thrive Solo Podcast in December 2024.

Family life

She married Simon Brading and they have three children together.

Associated with

She, Tori Dunlap, and Vivian Tu are known for making and sharing personal finance content online.