What a year, huh? We’re in the home stretch now… and hopefully, people can take some time and regroup after a super-stressful year. And even with record unemployment, I’m not seeing a lot of efforts to SAVE money on gift-giving; more often, people are thinking of this as the perfect time of year to practice…
DetailsNext week holds another election cycle for us, in addition to all of the regular everyday stress we feel. AND, we’re moving into the end of year holidays, can you believe it? This year has rushed by…and not in a good way. 2020 pretty much has sucked up until now. Stress makes us all less…
DetailsAh, Wall Street. Playground of billionaires and the only place in the world where 1+1 can equal 3 or -47. Sometimes on the same day. Is it any wonder that one of the most nerve-wracking tasks of financial planning can be understanding how to invest your 401k, IRA, or other accounts? In fact, I think…
DetailsI’ve been talking to a lot of people lately who are experiencing a serious “Fear of Missing Out” or “FOMO” about something. Multiple people have expressed concern about missing out on: Buying a home while real estate prices are still low (in Seattle, haha! Hang on, let me get my time machine and transport you…
DetailsThere is so much shame attached to money problems and debt in particular. Even when external factors are involved like, say, a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, people get down on themselves. Whenever I speak with a potential client who is struggling to pay off debt (and it doesn’t matter how big the debt is), I can usually…
DetailsFull disclosure – I write these blog posts in advance. That means that whatever I am vibing a month to 6 weeks ago? That’s what you get on the blog. Right now, there is so much uncertainty happening in our country – recession, unemployment, viral pandemic…the least of which is stock market related. I mean,…
DetailsWhen was the last time you failed? No, you don’t have to say it out loud if you’re embarrassed. But think about it: What do you consider your most recent failure? And how does it make you feel? If you’re like me, you get super annoyed at yourself. But it happens ALL the time. Before…
DetailsThe other day I asked a health professional one simple question. ONE QUESTION. And he proceeded to talk for the next 15 minutes about all of the ways people should be more afraid of this specific thing I asked about, how basically we were all screwed. Apparently he was very passionate about this topic. When…
DetailsWhat did you learn from your parents about money? Did your parents teach you how to balance a checkbook? Make a budget? Not to use a credit card? There are probably two sides to this coin: what they actually taught you and what you picked up from them as attitudes, fears, and habits. Which begs…
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