OK, so first things first. Yes, I’m totally serious that your finances can be friendly and fun. No, I am not taking any special medication that helps me to think that way. (Sorry – I just had to get that out of the way since most people ask if I’m serious and if I’m taking […]
3 Steps to Reclaiming Your Money Power
Standing in your power with money is both an art and a science. What do I mean by that exactly? Well, it’s a science in the sense that there is a method to the madness, a systematic way to manage your money that will keep you well-informed and ahead of the proverbial 8-ball. However, standing […]
3 Steps to Eliminate and Steer Clear of Debt
The energy of debt can be overwhelming, and it can be smothering. Many of my clients say to me “I don’t understand how this happened. How did it get this bad? I have no idea how to fix this.” I hear it all the time. Feeling this way can often lead to a disastrous next […]
Why it Matters: Living a Financially Authentic Life
Why it Matters: Living a Financially Authentic Life One thing that intrigues many people that I meet is how I came up with the name of my company, Financially Authentic. It’s not exactly a common term, so I find myself having to explain it often. It’s an interesting story on how it came to me, […]
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 […]
Kicking Financial Clutter to the Curb
Every year when we turn the page of the calendar for the New Year to start I am struck with an overwhelming “urge to purge” any clutter in my life and organize. I’m happy to say that I’ve already tackled my closet and also some of my kitchen drawers (where I found about 1,000 random […]
Welcome to Financially Authentic!
Hello, and welcome to the world of Financially Authentic! I’m so glad that you’re here, and I’m really looking forward to sharing more about myself and my views on making finances friendly and fun (and quite frankly, less scary). Too many people are living paycheck to paycheck (approximately 70 %!!) and people are suffering silently […]