There seems to be a common misconception that relationships are failing because women are earning more money than their partners. Or that single women who earn great incomes will never find a man. The reality is, earning disparity has nothing to do with the real relationship problems. It’s all about values alignment. The top female…
DetailsIf you want to succeed at being an entrepreneur, becoming comfortable with sales is key. Yet figuring out how to sell your service or product can be a challenge if you have a bad association with sales or think you might be perceived as sleazy. Many entrepreneurs give up, but the real solution is defining…
DetailsI know the title of this post seems really harsh, and for some people, maybe it needs to be. The point is if you keep making poor excuses why you aren’t reaching your money goals, you will never reach them. Then just stay fat Excuses are goal killers; a book on an entirely different topic…
DetailsI used to have a weekly Friday lunch with one of my colleagues. We both had started our careers at about the same time, so it was fun to compare notes, talk about our progress and discuss our hopes for the future. One week, he admitted that he had been fighting a lot with his…
DetailsAfter my workout each morning, I drive by the local high school on my way home. The school has an electronic reader board that says, “Smile!” And then it says, “Be NICE.” This drives me nuts on so many levels…but when it comes to money, “be nice” is awful advice. The Mantle of “Be…
DetailsDear Mindy, Every month, it feels like paycheck in, paycheck out. I’m covering my bills, but I am also buying additional stuff that I don’t urgently need. The result is that every month I am coming to the limits of my credit card and bank account again– although it SHOULD be possible to save money.…
DetailsI recently had a conversation with my friend about Weight Watchers that went a little like this: Friend: Ugh, I could never join Weight Watchers, I don’t want to share my feelings or weight loss trials in front of a bunch of people! Me: I would hate that too…I never share at the meetings I…
DetailsTry this little experiment: Go back through a month of your credit card statement and your banking statement and answer the following two questions: How many times did you eat out? How many times did you go to the grocery store? I’m not especially frugal myself, but I am organized. I know generally how many…
DetailsGretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project has been posting about loopholes, because she has made a study of loopholes as part of her research for her next book, Better Than Before, about habit-formation. When we try to form and keep money habits, we often search for a financial loophole, for justifications that will excuse…
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