I want to feel like I am KILLING IT whenever I manage my money… I want to think I am a ninja at making my money work for me. I want to feel like I can go out and make money in a very clean way, delivering tons and tons of value to the, Read More

I have been a really good money coach for myself during the pandemic.  I have been really chill about seeing the stock market go down.  I have been Zen as I pay the bills and watch our safety buffer dwindle as the months go by.   No worries… I play the long game… I’ve got, Read More

I’m spending a lot of money right now. I think I have found a doctor who is uncovering the real cause of my daughter’s chronic health problems. That makes it easy to spend. She has found 20+ toxins and molds that are in my daughter’s body. And now I am spending money on expensive HEPA, Read More

I hadn’t talked with my college roommate, Tami, in probably a decade. I’m the one who keeps in touch. It’s just not her thing. So when the pandemic locked us down, I started a zoom gathering every week with my sorority sisters. Tami really hasn’t participated in our group activities for over 25 years,, Read More

When you are trying to get some money, you usually get a job. Getting a job can feel heavy at times. You have to do things the way someone else wants you to do them. Your time is not yours. You trade your time for money.There are limits. But there is a difference between having a job, Read More

Sometimes when the pandemic seems overwhelming, I tell myself the story of how it went. My future self is so smart. I pretend it is the future, and I use that knowing… that freedom from present day stress… to let today’s me know it’s going to be okay. So here goes… a little story, Read More

I like talking about the truth… the facts… when I talk about money. Because the facts can’t hurt us. The facts just are, well, the facts. Let’s look at the Great Depression. That’s the only time the stock market has lost 86.2% of its value. That means that for every $100 someone had in, Read More

In the last couple of days the world has gone a little crazy. Things that we know and count on have shifted and reshaped with lightning speed. There is one thing in common with my clients this week, and that is the fear of not knowing. At this moment, it’s not the Coronavirus that, Read More

In the last couple of days the world has gone a little crazy. Things that we know and count on have shifted and reshaped with lightning speed. We want to take action to protect ourselves and our family.We want to stockpile enough toilet paper to last until summer.We want to know our jobs will, Read More

I’ll tell you who. People who spend like you do. If you hang with people who eat out every night, you will eat out a lot. If your friends are into potluck dinners, your spending will skew more towards the supermarket. If you hear the person in the cubicle next to you renegotiating their, Read More