I’m on vacation and resurrecting this blog from last year as a reminder to myself that tackling just the next step is always a good thing!
At the beginning of a new year (and a new decade) I’m ready to plunge right in and make waves. …
Coulda, Shoulda
Managing our money all comes down to choice. Do I buy this or that, use cash or credit, spend or save? Everyday we make countless choice about what to do with our money. Sometimes it can feel like financially we have no choices, but really it’s all up to us and those daily choices determine what our money life becomes.…
Dodging Bullets
Last week we dodged a bullet here in Maine (a snowstorm really) but it felt like a bullet—a financial bullet. This year I’m aware, really aware of what a financial hit a snowstorm can be. I grew up in the Midwest thinking of snow days as blissful days of free play time—an oasis in the middle of tedious school days. …
True Confessions
Lately, I’m often telling myself, “A wise woman once said, It’s Not About The Money!” You’d think I’d remember. But when I’m in one of my stuck places and/or feeling emotional angst, I find myself blaming money. Here’s a good example.…
Financially Conscious – An Oxymoron?
(this is a guest blog I wrote for the great website www.pickthebrain.com)
I often use the phrase financially conscious when discussing money concepts in my book, The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money! The reaction I usually get is, “those are two words that don’t often go together”.…
New Beginnings
I started this post last week but with the Holidays and life in general, I never got it finished. Reviewing it this morning it seems even more appropriate for this week.
“Yesterday was the winter solstice, the longest day of the year. …
Ten Year Cheat Sheet plus Two
Ten years ago I remember the lively debate for a tax act now known as the Bush Tax Cuts. It finally passed with the caveat that it would expire in ten years. It was better than nothing and there would be plenty of time to make it exactly right. …
Debtor or Sinner?
I don’t want to get religious on you, but I attended my childhood church this weekend in Wisconsin while visiting my failing mother. While saying the Lord’s Prayer by rote, I was caught off-guard hearing the usual word debt (trespass to some) replaced by sin. …
Thanksgiving Hangover
OK, I’ll admit it – I have a hangover. But it’s not what you think. I’m hung-over from too much: too much of a good thing. Do you know what I mean? Why is it when Thanksgiving comes around, we shift into overindulgence? …
I’m Thankful for Money
I don’t need to tell you that this upcoming holiday is all about being thankful. We’re gearing up to answer that age old Thanksgiving question: what are you thankful for? And, because It’s Not About The Money! you’re probably thinking the last thing I’d be writing about is being thankful for money.…