We often think about our brains as the ultimate authority, the ultimate truth. But, as it turns out, sometimes they are big, fat, liars. Our brains have our best interests at heart, but they’re scared of change. Click To Tweet They like things the way they are now — even if you have other goals…
DetailsNobody wants to fail. Not consciously anyway. But sometimes not changing is easier than changing. We’ve all experienced this, right? It’s easier to stay in bed than get up and go for a run. It’s easier to leave our money in the old company 401k than figure out what to do with it. It’s easier…
DetailsFinancial habits are just as difficult for some people to make and break as any addiction or other bad habit. Yet others can change their habits quite quickly and effectively. Do those people just have more willpower? Are they smarter? Are they somehow better than the rest of us? Nope. In Gretchen Rubin’s book,…
DetailsVulnerability 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. Which is fine when you’re admitting to a less-than-ideal habit . . . but I have seen that…
DetailsAll couples argue, but what are couples fighting about the most? According to a 2012 survey from the American Institute of CPAs, money is the most common reason married or cohabiting couples fight. Of over 1,000 American adults polled, 27 percent of participants said that disagreements over finances were most likely to erupt into an…
DetailsMerging finances is NOT easy, and it’s also not instantaneous. I know a client who took almost a decade to merge their money – it was a second marriage for both of them and they were very cautious. You will never agree completely with your partner on how to go about things. Here are the…
DetailsThe best way to assess your relationship with money is to use the same criteria as you would use with any important relationship…how is your behavior expressed through love and other positive emotions? You can’t enjoy a good relationship with money unless you’re willing to love it–and ACT like you love it–through thick and thin.…
DetailsLast week I suffered the indignity of having my car break down on me! Well, a flat tire… Actually, it wasn’t a bad experience at all…people kept stopping to ask if I needed help; it was a rare, sunny Seattle day; and other than missing a phone appointment I had been looking forward to, nothing…
DetailsToday I am interviewing Bree Daigneault who is a freshman at Western Washington University. The reason why she may be of interest to you is because she fully funded her first year of school herself. That’s right. She worked HARD to make it happen and I couldn’t be more impressed. A few weeks ago we…
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