Meet Sam Kirby, one of my favorite people in the world and a financial planner here at Creative Money! Sam sees clients in the Seattle-Bellevue area and makes her home in Bellingham where she has lived for 17 years with her husband Damien and three kids. For the next four weeks she will be…
DetailsMeet Sam Kirby, one of my favorite people in the world and a financial planner here at Creative Money! Sam sees clients in the Seattle-Bellevue area and makes her home in Bellingham where she has lived for 17 years with her husband Damien and three kids. For the next four weeks she will…
DetailsWhat does money anxiety look like? If you’re constantly confused by money, stressed over money, playing catch up with money, uncertain about it, feeling guilty about it… They’re all signs that you’re likely having some money anxiety. And unless you get a handle on your anxiety, it will continue to rule your financial life. And…
DetailsThis week’s blog post comes from Jaren Nichols. Jaren is Chief Operating Officer at ZipBooks. He was previously a Product Manager at Google and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Becoming an entrepreneur is an exciting step in your career, but it also comes with a lot of risks. Not only are you…
DetailsA while ago, I had a prospect say to me, “Mindy, this service is not cheap. Are you sure this will be worth it for me?” Honestly? Not at all… I can’t promise any kind of particular results when someone works with me on their personal finances, mostly because I’m not their mother and not…
DetailsI get asked ALL OF THE TIME for the best personal finance book out there (uh, mine!). But it really depends on your criteria, doesn’t it? I don’t believe that you can approach personal finance like a topic in school…which is the way a lot of people start out trying to do it. You think…
DetailsA week ago, I introduced the concept of a money mission statement: a statement that codifies and solidifies your philosophy and intent toward how you use and manage money in your life. This week, I want to walk you through how to make a money mission statement for yourself. Why? Because it will completely…
DetailsI talk a lot about money mindset – being aware of how you think about money is extremely important to being successful with it. However – thoughts without action? Don’t get you anywhere. This means you need MORE than just a philosophy; you need a formal expression of intent. A money mission statement, so to…
DetailsI am going to pose a scenario. Don’t get caught up in the language; if you aren’t self-employed, or don’t work 1-to-1, just change the language to reflect what you do. Imagine an acquaintance contacts you. S/he says, “Your Name, you do That Amazing Thing You Do better than anyone I have come across…
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