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Article: How To Save For Your First Home…. Together
“Saving for a first home will be impossible unless it is a priority for both of you,” says Jane Honeck, a personal finance expert and author of “The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money.” “You need to talk, really talk about money — something most of us haven’t been trained to do.” Read Full Article.
Article: Do Try This at Home | Investment News | November 2011
The expectation of divorce for new couples hovers around 50 percent. Meanwhile, a variety of studies suggest money is the single most divisive topic for couples. The take away? Not discussing money can be toxic to marriage. What’s more, discussing money in the wrong way can be equally divisive. Read Full Article.
Article: Money Talk Is Good For Marriage | Grand Rapids Family | October 2011
Money management woes sometimes make a marriage so toxic, it drives a wedge in the relationship. The fallout is sobering. Read Full Article.
Guest Post: Fantabulously Frugal Weddings – How to Manage Money as a Couple
Combine the expectation of divorce for new couples hovering around 50 percent with a variety of studies that suggest money is the most divisive topic for couples, and you get a formula for disaster. But one expert thinks it doesn’t have to be that way. Read Full Text
Mrs. Guided Quote of the Day!!
“I have worked with many divorced men and women who soon discover that a huge part of their dysfunctional ex-marriages revolved around money. Their financial beliefs contributed to an imbalance of power, and a true partnership never existed between them.” Read Full Text
Guest Blog: Young Upstarts – Five Steps to Building Your New Money Muscles | Also found at insidebiz.com
The recent budget crisis catapulted us into this week’s stock market turmoil and reaffirms the consequences of ignoring Sir Francis Bacon’s 400 year old words, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Those sage words were echoed during FDR’s inaugural speech and still ring true today. We clearly see how the fear of future failures and potential losses drives down expectations so we operate from a place of weakness instead of strength. It’s the proverbial bogeyman in the closet. The more we focus on him, the bigger, more ferocious he gets! Read Full Text
Article: 8 Financial Experiences Your Kids Need to Have Now | Also found at: CreditCards.com
To equip your kids with good financial sense now — before they have to learn things the hard way — make time for these eight skill-building experiences. Read Full Text
Author Q&A: Keep the Change | Maine Sunday Telegram | 6/26/2011
For Portland money coach Jane Honeck, the key to real — and lasting — financial transformation lies in first understanding how we look at money. Read Full Text
Article Mention: Financial Advisor Magazine – Uncoupling
The tax implications of a split shouldn’t be overlooked either, says Jane Honeck, CPA, PFS and author of The Problem with Money? It’s Not About the Money! Read Full Text
Article Mention: Couples Cash: Managing Money and Marriage
“Talking about money doesn’t come naturally,” says Jane Honeck, author of “The Problem with Money?” Even though most people’s parents talked to them about money, few parents teach their children about the beliefs and values of money management, she says. Read Full Text
Article: Money Woes Begin With Belief System by Susan Alexander
Jane Honeck finds “should” gets lots of couples absolutely nowhere. “We should have no debt.” “We should pay ourselves first.” “We should live within our means.” Honeck, a certified public accountant and money coach in Freeport, Maine, tells the story of a couple with three children in college. Their budget came up $1,500 short every month. Read Full Text
The Telegraph Article: Take it to the bank: Couples should talk about money
Jane Honeck, the author of a new book, “The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money,” says that communication over money is a key to resolving marital strife. Read Full Text
Article: How to Manage Money as a Couple | Multiple Placements
Combine the expectation of divorce for new couples hovering around 50 percent with a variety of studies that suggest money is the most divisive topic for couples, and you get a formula for disaster. But one expert thinks it doesn’t have to be that way.
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MomsFocusOnline.com Giveaway: The Problem With Money? It’s Not About The Money!
CPA Jane Honeck wondered why her clients weren’t following the steps that would lead to financial balance; like saving, avoiding excess debt, budgeting and the like. Jane’s unique approach, resulted in her new book “The Problem With Money”. Read Full Text
TheDollarStretcher.com Article: How to Manage Money as a Couple
Money is the most divisive topic for most couples. Read Full Text
CelebrateYouMag.com Article: How to Manage Money as a Couple: 6 Ways of Doing it Right
A recent SmartMoney Magazine survey revealed that 70 percent of all couples talk about money at least once a week. And the expectation of divorce for new couples hovers around 50 percent in a variety of studies. They all suggest that money is the most divisive topic of conversation for couples. Read Full Text
Article: 7 Tips for Managing Money as a Couple
Combine the expectation of divorce for new couples hovering around 50 percent with a variety of studies that suggest money is the most divisive topic for couples, and you get a formula for disaster. But one expert thinks it doesn’t have to be that way. Read Full Text
Article: How To Manage Money As A Couple
Money coach offers tips for doing it right. Read Full Text
Sonoran News Article: Will New Tax Tables Really Increase Family Income?
Financial Expert Offers Tips on Making The Most of Extra Money in Their Paychecks. Read Full Text…
Opinion: How to rethink your relationship with money | Jane Honeck | Lake Tahoe News
We focus too often on the minutiae of life, and forget that taking a look at the big picture can have such a dramatic impact on our lives. Read Full Text…
Money: Here Today, Still Here Tomorrow | Jane Honeck | Nails Magazine
A financial advisor teaches you how to make the most of your hard-earned dollars. Her three-step plan requires you to commit to saving, make it a habit, and allocate wisely. Read Full Text…
New Tax Tables Increase Family Income | This article appears in several publications: HealthyNewsDigest.com, chroniclewi.com, buffaloathome.com, and hamptons.com
Will New Tax Tables Really Increase Family Income? Financial Expert Offers Tips on Making The Most of Extra Money in Their Paychecks. Read Full Text…
Is your money in charge of you? | El Paso Inc. News Article
If familiarity truly breeds contempt, then money is the most contemptible thing in our lives.
It’s that familiarity with money that prevents us from managing it well, says Jane Honeck, a CPA and money coach who says our unexamined beliefs about money are what cause us to mismanage it. Read Full Text…
These Economic Times | Jane Honeck | Inner Tapestry
In these economic times… It seems like everywhere we turn an event, a thought or theory is prefaced with “in these economic times.” It’s as if our world exists solely for economics and money. We are faced with the reality that there may not be enough money for the ‘things” our world has created and that ultimately, money is no longer enough. Read Full Text…
Are You In Charge Of Your Money, Or Is Your Money In Charge Of You? | Jane Honeck | Alaska Business Monthly
Now, when we get a new toy, or a stereo or a TV of our own, at least they come with instruction manuals on how to use them. When we first encounter money, there are no instructions at all. We grow familiar and intimate with money and begin using it as soon as we start getting an allowance, and so we grow up thinking that we know how money works. However, when you encounter money problems in later life, try to strategize your investments, try to balance your monthly budget or plan your retirement, the truth becomes clear: money is not so easily understood. Read Full Text…
BOOK REVIEWS
Book Review: Rob’s Rant – The Problem With Money – Jane Honeck
Having been a financial planner, I can often assume that I have heard it, read it or have known it in the financial world. Jane Honeck’s book makes us look into our life and helps us discover; “why do we think this way.” Jane brings us to recognize those facets and gives us a vision of the future. Read Full Text This review can also be found at ecomtechnology.com. Read Full Text
TheDollarStretcher.com Book Review: “The Problem With Money? It’s Not About The Money!”
The Problem With Money? It’s Not About The Money! is a fascinating departure from the usual books one finds on the shelves about personal finance. Read Full Text
Book Review: by My Springfield Mommy
The Problem with Money? It’s Not About the Money! (Reversing Falls Press, 2010) is a book by long time CPA, Jane Honeck, that gives a unique look at financial issues of individuals. Read Full Text
Book Review: by Robert Richardson
Having been a financial planner, I can often assume that I have heard it, read it or have known it in the financial world. Read Full Text
Book Review: by Ginny Grimsley
Combine the expectation of divorce for new couples hovering around 50 percent with a variety of studies that suggest money is the most divisive topic for couples, and you get a formula for disaster. But one expert thinks it doesn’t have to be that way. Read Full Text
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Book Review by BN.com & Reader Reviews
There are loads of books presenting “keys” for how to manage money. As a result, there are many people who know exactly what to do to gain control of their finances. Yet there are very few who actually do what’s necessary to reach their stated financial objectives. Now, however, you no longer have to be victim to living the same money problems over and over again. Read Full Text…
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Book Review by Amazon.com & Reader Reviews
Jane’s unique approach, refined over years of working with clients one-on-one and in group classes, is clearly presented in The Problem with Money? It’s Not About the Money! Read Full Text….
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Book Review By Sherri Rosen
I met the author when I was at the New England Book Festival 2010 in January in Boston, Mass. I was accepting an award for my client, and Jane was accepting an award for her book
“The Problem With Money.” Read Full Text…
Basil and Spice – Views on Life
Reviewed By Dr. Joseph S. Maresca
A family can never deal effectively with debt until coming to terms with deeply held belief systems. The author provides a simple formula for examining beliefs: Read Full Text…
Debt Free 4 Ever – Kevin’s Blog
In Jane Honeck’s book, “The Problem With Money? It’s Not About The Money!”; she discusses looking at your earliest money beliefs: Read Full Text…
Kevin Surbaugh of Blog Critics reviews: The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money! by Jane Honeck
Are you in charge of your money , or is your money in charge of you? That is what The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money! attempts to do. The author, Jane Honeck, CPA, specializes in tax and financial planning for professionals, small businesses, and individuals. She is also a Certified Empowerment Trainer and has developed “Cent$ible Living” financial workshops and money coaching sessions to help her clients make meaningful and lasting change in their financial lives. Read Full Text…
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