When was the last time you read (or watched) “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”? If you find yourself rushing from store to store, spending more than you can really afford on gifts, disappointed by the reactions of people when you give, and then horrified by your credit card statements come January, it might be worth…
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 out…
Ah, the holidays! Not many people are thinking about how to save money on gift giving; more often, people are thinking of this as the perfect time to practice our generosity and shower our family and friends with gifts. I see gift guides out there that include everyone from the janitor at your kids’ school…
What did you learn from your parents about money? Did your parents teach you how to balance a checkbook? Make a budget? Not to use a credit card? There are probably two sides to this coin: what they actually taught you and what you picked up from them as attitudes, fears, and habits. Which begs…
Are you constantly fighting with your bank account? If you’re constantly confused by money, playing catchup with money, uncertain about it, feeling guilty about it… They’re all signs that you’re struggling. And even people who have plenty of money can find themselves in a struggle with it. Even those who aren’t living paycheck to…
A while ago, I had a prospect say to me, “Mindy, this service is not cheap. Are you sure this will be worth it for me?” Honestly? Not at all… I can’t promise any kind of particular results when someone works with me on their personal finances, mostly because I’m not their mother and not…
Four score and — er, a week ago, I introduced the concept of a declaration of money: a statement that codifies and solidifies your philosophy and intent toward how you use and manage money in your life. This week, I want to walk you through how to make a declaration of money for yourself.…
Anyone else a fan of The Office? Remember that bit when Michael “declared” bankruptcy? This is nothing like that. OK, well, it is a little bit. Because I want you to create your Declaration of Money to help get your personal finances under control. What is a declaration of money? It’s more than…
A lot of times, entrepreneurs aren’t immediately that excited to talk to me about their money energy. Unless they’re already super in tune with their spiritual and energy side, they often think that business is no place for chakras, woo-woo energy stuff and that their financial planner/coach person is the last person who should talking…
Traditional money advice sometimes bugs the crap out of me. Articles about money and 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…
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