3 Steps to Financial Gratitude in Your Life

By on November 25, 2013 in Financial Gratitude, Holidays

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 […]

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Designing Your Festive Financial Plan

By on November 12, 2013 in Financial Planning, Holidays, Saving Money

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 […]

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Blasting through Financial Fear to Financial Freedom

By on October 29, 2013 in Financial Fear, Money Management

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 […]

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The Top 3 Reasons Why Couples Fight About Money

By on October 15, 2013 in Couples and Money, Money Partnership

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 […]

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Upgrading Your Money Mindset

By on October 1, 2013 in 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 […]

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