Vulnerability is difficult to sustain in an intimate relationship, even without bringing in money issues. No one WANTS to be vulnerable. It becomes a lot easier when you know your friend or loved one accepts you unconditionally. This is fine when you’re admitting to a less-than-ideal habit…but I have seen that when it comes to…
DetailsLet’s be honest – 2020 was a sh*t show. There was (still is??) financial uncertainty around healthcare, jobs, wages, tariffs, the stock market, and more. All this uncertainty can be unsettling and overwhelming. And overwhelm can cause people to panic or make poor choices. We have a loop of worst-case scenarios playing on repeat in…
DetailsIn 2019-20, I made significant improvements to my health. I started working out regularly, lost weight, improved my eating…and yet. There was a little voice in my head, expressing concern that maybe I was being too strict with my eating habits. When COVID hit, I was under stress (like a lot of people!) and turned…
DetailsMindy, My boyfriend and I have started living together! But we’re running into a bit of a sticky wicket. I own my home (with a mortgage) and he sold his home to move in with me. Right now, he gives me about $1,200 per month to cover costs. Because he doesn’t have his name on…
DetailsIt’s SO HARD to get back into good routines after the holiday season (Sugar! Carbs! Chocolate! Spending too much!) but I have found it’s useful to take smaller steps and find something to re-energize yourself around your money goals in the New Year. You don’t have to do things exactly the same every single month–some…
DetailsWhen I went through my coaching training, we used various metaphor tools to help illuminate how we felt about different areas of our lives. An example of this would be to consider your answer to the following question: If your money was a person, place, or thing to you, what would it be? Some of…
DetailsAs everything winds down for the holiday season and people start thinking of their New Year’s resolutions, I want to shift your thinking about how you go about setting goals and resolutions. Because resolutions…they sort of suck. Studies show that fewer than 8% of people who set New Year’s resolutions actually achieve them. But there…
DetailsSince we’re moving into the holiday season still all pandemic-y and virus-y, now is a great time to support local businesses as you SHIP your gifts to extended family, PICK UP food and quarantine, and hunker down for the holidays. Just to be helpful, I put together a list of some local Seattle (or regional)…
DetailsHow many times have you sat around the day after Christmas and vowed that next year — next year — you aren’t going to go so far overboard with STUFF… that you will scale back on gifts? Maybe you felt empty last year, even in the face of all of that abundance. Maybe it’s the…
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