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DetailsIf you knew everything was going to be okay, what would you do differently with your money? Now, please don’t take this as everything-is-going-to-be-okay-so- I-bear-no-personal-responsibility-for-anything. I am NOT talking about a universal, get-out-of-jail-free card…I am talking about wisdom. Wisdom is what you acquire when you’ve been around long enough to screw up multiple times, and…
DetailsDo you trust yourself to know what is the right thing to do with your money? Yes, this is why some people choose to consult a financial planner…but what if the financial planner’s advice doesn’t feel right to you? To you trust yourself enough to NOT follow advice? Can you separate another person’s agenda from…
DetailsResolutions always seem judgmental to me. A lot of them are built on the guilt and shame over having done something “wrong” – like whatever our natural instincts are, we’re screwed. So the resolution is supposed to “fix” us or the issue. Maybe that is the wrong way of looking at things…perhaps, if we look…
DetailsYou KNOW people are more likely to meet their goals when they write them down. I don’t need to do a whole blog post about that, right? INSTEAD…use this time you might have spent reading my blog to go write down some stuff! I made a special tool for that – Did you get…
DetailsIn last week’s post, I talked about knowing your real desires and how that can help you be more strategic with your money. That’s a lot of the battle; know what you really want in life. But unless you’re willing to give voice to those goals and dreams, they might not go anywhere (and…
DetailsFor a lot of people, their heart and their bank accounts seem to exist in two completely different worlds. We’re admonished not to take things personally, not to let our emotions get the best of us, and not to trust our guts when it comes to matters of business or finances. But the truth…
DetailsPart of your overall money mindset is how you feel about issues of self-identity, independence, and feeling powerful. Some people are freaked out by power, so they back away from anything that shines the light on them too brightly. Or, you might not feel powerful at all, so you try to “borrow” someone else’s…
DetailsDeserving money is a mindset thing that messes people up more than anything. When you’re used to putting yourself last, or when you think you have to work hard to receiving everything you get, you might reject money if it comes to you too easily. Sometimes, we’re afraid of being judged for how we spend…
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