“I feel like I’m on a bad roller coaster ride and I can’t get off.” That’s how my latest conversation started with my newest client. And while she was referring overall to the lack of financial stability in her life when she said it, when we dug deeper into the details of her financial reality […]
Why Celebrations are Important
OK, so you might be thinking to yourself – Beth, we just wrapped up the holiday season full of celebrations, and you want us to celebrate AGAIN? Yup, I do. Celebrating is a lost art form as far as I’m concerned, and to be quite honest I’ve personally had to train myself to do it […]
Building a Powerful Financial Team
As I’ve continued to interview the experts for The Financial Health Telesummit, one theme has consistently come up that I realized I haven’t written about yet – the importance of having a strong financial team to support building and strengthening your financial foundation. One expert even put it like this – why do we expect […]
How to Realign Your Finances in the New Year
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year to talk about resolutions, and one of the biggest ones is typically in the area of money and finance. But there’s a problem with resolutions from the way that I see it – the energy of the word “resolutions” is just so damn HEAVY. In fact, I really dislike […]
Money Management Interviews to Start 2014 Off Right
Please enjoy these 2 interviews that I did in November that will help you to learn more about how to live a financially authentic life. I hope you learn something new to help you start 2014 off on the right financial footing! The Magic of Life – Blog Talk Radio with Max Ryan (November 13, […]
How to Assess and Improve Your Level of Financial Health
When I first started working as a financial coach, many people would mistake me for a financial advisor or financial planner. They thought I was someone who would help them learn how to invest their money for retirement. And while financial advisors and financial planners are dear colleagues of mine and are very talented professionals, […]
3 Steps to Financial Gratitude in Your Life
When I mention the topic of financial gratitude to people, sometimes I get the blank stare like “Huh? What the heck is that?” To me, financial gratitude is when you’re grateful for the resources that you already have, instead of always focusing on what you don’t have. If you’re always focused on what you don’t […]
Designing Your Festive Financial Plan
It’s January 15th and you’ve just gotten home to grab your mail and walk in the door at the end of your day…when you notice that the dreaded post-holiday credit card statement has arrived. You really don’t want to open that statement. (C’mon, we’ve all had that happen to us, yes???) Well I’m happy to […]
Blasting through Financial Fear to Financial Freedom
As I like to say, people will happily talk about politics, religion, and sex at a cocktail party but they will actively avoid talking about money at all costs. So why are people so afraid to talk about money or become more proactive with how they manage it? Financial fear is standing in the way […]
The Top 3 Reasons Why Couples Fight About Money
It is a well-known and often-cited fact that money and arguments about money are the #1 reason for divorce. And while it saddens me to know this fact in and of itself, it saddens me even more to know that there are things that can be done to prevent these arguments from happening. And without […]
Upgrading Your Money Mindset
As you start on your journey out of financial overwhelm onto a path of financial independence, it is important to take a look at your earlier years where you began to learn about money. It is truly amazing how many people are held back by limiting fears and beliefs about money that they never even […]
