5 Signs You Are Ready For Investing

I admit it…I don’t find investing as sexy as many people do. And I have seen the experts beaten too many times to get attached to any particular method, other than don’t-put-all-your-metaphoric-eggs-in-the-same-asset-class. But I DO have some rules of thumb, some guidelines that I try to follow before recommending that someone take their hard-earned cashola…

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Are you a #MoneyRebel?

Several years ago, I was having coffee with a friend. She asked me how it was going with expanding my online presence. I hadn’t done it yet—not enough time, too busy with local clients, yadda, yadda, yadda. She said, “I know you really want to get online, and you said it’s important to you, but…

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4 Mistakes To Avoid When Starting Your Side Hustle

The biggest challenge with a side hustle is that you eventually want it to become your main hustle.  I talk to a lot of people who want to start their own business, and acknowledge that they will need to keep their day jobs for awhile before transitioning over completely, but in making that concession, tend…

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3 Steps To Avoid Financial Security

Right now, in the midst of a government shutdown, it feels like we live in odd times. Politics are not my area, but so much of the time it intersects with financial security, and what it means for an individual’s situation. With everything we face nowadays, the word “security” doesn’t seem to mean what it…

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How to recommit to financial management

In September, I notice people starting to get back into their routines…back to school, done with vacation and ready to buckle down and start working again. This makes it a great time to recommit to those things you flaked out on all summer! I always say, financial management isn’t about being perfect 100% of the…

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Why Men Paying For Dates Isn’t A Money Issue

New research presented at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting found that 84 percent of men and 58 percent of women say men pay for most entertainment expenses — even after they have been dating for some time. And while 57 percent of women say they offer to help pay, 39 percent admitted that they…

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The most important factor in wealth building

Someone recently asked me what I thought was the most important factor in financial management and wealth building, and I told them it was consistency.  That doesn’t seem very sexy in the world of finance, but more than anything, it’s how you attain extraordinary financial results. Why Consistency Builds Wealth When I first started out…

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