I am breaking the rules again.My marketing team says to pick one thing to “fix”.One niche.One central idea of how I help people. But I’m getting older.I’m less inclined to do what I am told.(I’m such a scamp.) So I am going with more of a smorgasbord strategy.Not because I think it’s a better, Read More
I had a lovely reminder this week that we create what we seek to escape. By trying to avoid something we fear, we draw it to ourselves. Catch 22ish. Our thoughts, like “My kids should come home for Mother’s Day,” create feelings like hurt and sorrow, which drive us to take actions like being a, Read More
We all know that you can’t buy happiness. But… Money eliminates UNhappiness. At least for the basic costs to support yourself and your family. So, if your basic needs are met, what then? Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks says there are four pillars on which a happy life is built: I love this list because, Read More
You have heard it all. Eat less, move more.Spend less, invest more.Life can only be lived in the moment you are experiencing. Blah, blah, blah. Sigh. But knowing and doing are two separate things. It is applying what you know that trips most people up. Why aren’t you doing what you know you should, Read More
When money seems to be a problem… whether there doesn’t seem to be enough, or there is too much… remember that money flows both ways. If you don’t have enough, instead of holding tight to every last penny, try letting money flow out. Give a little something to someone else. Or try this: Give something, Read More
In a recent poll Americans say the “magic number’ to retire is $1.46 million dollars saved.That is 53% higher than people said they needed in 2020. Is that inflation or fear talking? Here is another number: Adults in the United States have an average of $88,400 saved toward retirement. What do you think about, Read More
I was just rewatching a Mike Birbiglia comedy special on Netflix, and here’s what he said about why he journals… “If you write down what you are saddest about you can see your own life as a story. And if you see your life as a story, sometimes you can zoom out and encourage, Read More
90% of MARRIED women are in charge of their money at some time in their lives. Most women let men take the lead, but through the death of their spouse or divorce, the women become in charge. 100% of SINGLE women are in charge of their money. But the majority of women don’t have a, Read More
If fear wasn’t part of the equation, how would YOUR LIFE look different? If you weren’t afraid to look like a fool,or start a new career,or say, “I love you,”or wear what you really want to wear,or ask for a raise,or say, “I don’t know,”or be afraid to not be liked,or take a big, Read More
Someone who makes you feel flattered… that’s someone who has your power. Someone whose opinion matters to us.Someone we respect or want to emulate. When it’s someone who routinely makes us feel less than, we are on guard.We steel ourselves to not give that power away. Protecting ourselves from someone trying to disrespect us, Read More