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

I started getting calls after my video the other week about inheriting money. People were congratulating me on my inheritance. What the wha?!? Congratulations surprised me. Maybe they didn’t watch the entire video. The whole reason I recorded the video was not to announce that I was getting money, but to use it as, Read More

You would think the only thing I had to be sad about was my Aunt dying. But my brain was too wild to leave it at that. Click here to enjoy the video. 🙂

I made you a four minute video about impulse shopping and what to do in the moment.Click here to watch. I’m about half way through my holiday shopping. I’ve made my list. I’ve checked it multiple times. Daily. I’ve anguished over getting just the right thing. Because in my mind a gift shows how, Read More

I don’t need a lot of stuff for Christmas. I feel much more abundant when I am not surrounded with clutter. So each year I send out a list of things you can give as gifts that are experiences to enjoy rather than things to shove in the back of the closet. Drum roll, Read More

Why are you buying Christmas gifts? No, really.Why? Is it because someone asked you to? Are you doing it because you think someone will like you more if you buy them a nice gift? Are you spending a big chunk of change because it’s just the way it’s always been? I LOVE to buy, Read More