The mind is a powerful thing. And, its white knuckle grip on the health or malaise of your financial situation is incredibly fascinating to witness. I recently chatted with a client who said, “I would give up all of the money I am making this year if I could make things right with my daughter.”…
DetailsDo you count the days until payday, and then watch all the money drain from your bank account to pay the bills the minute it arrives? Are you in a constant state of financial cha-cha; you take one step forward, but two steps back? If this sounds familiar to you, you’re in survival mode. It’s…
DetailsBack in the day, it was called keeping up with the Joneses. (Those darn Joneses. First they got a color TV. Then they got a new Studebaker! Now Jimmy’s getting braces and they’re talking about sending Mary to college!!!) Nowadays, it’s more like keeping up with the Kardashians. (Oh, the new iPhone 6Q is out?…
DetailsMore than half of Americans say they make New Year’s resolutions, yet only 8 percent are successful at achieving those resolutions. EIGHT PERCENT!! On the face of it, that statistic is pretty depressing, but when you start to think about it, it makes some sense. Setting goals and planning for success is easy. It’s fun…
DetailsHave you ever made a New Year’s resolution? Or maybe two? Or twelve? For a lot of people I know, whenever they get the bug to make a change in their lives, they dive in head first and want to do everything just right. Want to lose weight? Well then we have to stick…
DetailsTo really get to the next level to be a gold star conscious spender you have to start assessing your thoughts before and after you make a purchase and question the validity of those thoughts. As you list spending and estimate how much you will be spending, I find that some things have zero emotional…
DetailsBacon is the solution for spending less and saving more. And cheese. Lemme explain. There were years when I was working my butt off building my business and working late hours. I’d stop working for the day, head home and pick up some take-out for dinner. This was happening three or four times a week.…
DetailsA trend I have noticed recently with my clients is that I am issuing challenges with saving money. The way this comes about is, I see how much they are making and what ballpark expenses are, so it would make sense if they could save $X each month. Why not try? Sometimes they can, sometimes…
DetailsHere are the top 9 crazy-easy mid-year money moves you can do yourself! Do-it-yourself money moves Look forward 6 months. What have you got coming up that you need to pay for? A vacation? Um, the holidays? Start deciding how much you want to spend and start stashing that away…for example, if I decided…
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