Lately I’ve been talking to my clients about how to consciously spend by putting a gap ino our process. A gap between the thought and act gives us time to make a conscious choice rather than one based on unconscious money beliefs.…
Yes, Jane, there is a Santa!
Keep watching, when you least expect it, Santa will appear! Back on October 20, I expressed my frustration with Chase Credit for using a bogus excuse for upping my interest rate. I wrote a letter in protest hoping to find some reason somewhere and that my rose-colored glasses weren’t beginning to blind me.…
Snowy Simplicity
Having flown home a day early to escape a Wisconsin blizzard, I faced a Maine snowstorm instead. It got me thinking about snow days. Remember when we were children and we prayed for snow days so we could stay home and do nothing? …
Time flies whether you’re having fun or not!
It just struck me as I prepare to fly to visit my mother in Wisconsin, that six months ago I posted my first blog from her home while I was spending six days caring for her. Six months sure goes fast. …
Thanks for the other side of IRS.
It’s 5:35 on Tuesday evening and I’m trying to clear up my desk to leave for my Downeast Thanksgiving Holiday. One of my last tasks is to talk with the IRS. Fortunately, I have time to write this blog because after 49 minutes I’m still waiting to connect with them!…
What do you think?
Last week I had a client ask, ”what do you think caused the recession?” What a lead in for letting me get on my soapbox—it’s the exact reason I’m writing this blog!
I’ve been a CPA long enough to remember other recessions and our reactions to them. …
California Dreaming
A lot of you know my passion for taking The Problem with Money’s message out to the world. I want everyone to know It’s Not About the Money. Just like most of the problems in our lives (money, weight, health, etc.),…
Round and Round We Go!
While talking with my daughter-in-law about 5-year plans, the topic of my house in Freeport came up. Wayne and I have only been there for 4 years but the house really feels like home—my home. I lived in the same house in South Portland for 20+ years and raised my 3 sons there but it never felt like home to me. …
Disconnect Blues
My last entry certainly hit a lot of nerves. If you haven’t read the comments – please do – it’s well worth the time. What I heard loud and clear was the disconnect between us and them.
Some of us may remember the days of doing business with real people. …
Chase Frustration
Saturday I was catching up on paperwork and noticed that the interest rate on my Chase credit card had jumped from 3.99% to 13.24%. It took a long frustrating phone call and talking with a manager to find out what actually happened.…