If you’ve been hanging out with me for a while, you know I love me some bacon. And in spite of all of those nitrates, bacon has helped me take better care of myself financially. So I am re-upping my annual homage to bacon and how it helps you save money. You see, there were…
Does your debt give you anxiety? Do you try not to think about it? Does the thought of what you might need to do to eliminate the debt cause you to start breaking out in a cold sweat? If yes, you’re not alone. And a lot of financial planners would start out by looking at…
When you’re stressed, do you tend to use shopping as one of your coping mechanisms? No judgement – this is totally normal. The thing is, many people who have issues with spending too much aren’t learning alternative skills that are healthier than coping mechanisms. Especially when it’s so easy to click a button and have…
It’s very difficult to set a 12-month goal for just about anything, but it’s especially difficult when it comes to money. What I do find useful however, is to take advantage of the natural ebb and flow of life. Summer? Not a great time to tighten the belt intentionally, but sometimes clients tell me they…
Traditional money advice sometimes bugs the crap out of me. Articles about money by so-called money experts often come up with these inane little suggestions that are supposed to help you get control of your money. My favorite is the idea that skipping your daily or weekly latte (every money advisor’s favorite analogy) will have…
This is a guest post from blogger and freelance writer, Paige A. Mitchell We’re all trying to find ways to decrease spending and increase savings to boost our bank accounts, but sometimes acting on that can be a little tough. To take the murkiness out of managing your bank account, here are a few tips…
Sometimes certain people are just dealt a better set of financial circumstances… rich parents, whatever… but most financial success – of saving and keeping money – has to do with good financial habits. Bad financial habits can be as difficult to break as any addiction or other bad habit. Yet some people can change their…
I don’t know if people even try this, but I think it’s very difficult to set a 12-month goal, especially when it comes to money. And even more so after coming back from a holiday season. But I have found it’s useful to take smaller steps and find something to reenergize yourself around your goals…
Do you shudder at the mere mention of the word “budget”? Break out in cold sweat when someone suggests putting together a spending plan? Wish you could get a handle on your money plan, but feel stuck in the fear of facing all those numbers? I hear you. No really! I may be a financial…
How many times have you sat around the day after Christmas and vowed that next year — next year — you aren’t going to go so far overboard with gifts and STUFF… that you will scale back on gifts? Maybe it’s the environmental guilt you see at the trash bags full of wrapping and packaging…
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