The Stories We Tell Ourselves…and Why We Need to Stop
It’s easy to justify just about anything if you want to badly enough. When it comes to our finances there are a handful of stories we all tell ourselves to take away the guilt...
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New Year! New Finances!! New Method?
I decided to do something a little different for my “Kick off the Year Post”. I decided to consult the cards. “The Cards” being my trustworthy Wisdom of the Oracle Deck. When I am...
What is the best way to track expenses?
If you follow my blog, or any of my other social media activities, you will definitely pick up on a common theme … I am a huge advocate on tracking expenses. Why? Because I...
How to stop paying your debt and avoid unnecessary stress
I will be the first to admit that the above title is a bit confusing. And I am certainly not being an advocate for those who simply choose not to pay back money they...
6 Easy Steps to Spring Clean your Finances
Ah! Spring! Such a wonderful time of renewal. You just feel like your coming alive! The heck with New Years Resolutions, spring is a much more motivating time to make changes. So why not...
How prepared are you to survive an increase in interest rates?
We have been enjoying record-low interest rates for years. And we are getting a little spoiled. And a whole lot complacent. It is inevitable that interest rates will rise. Everything is cyclical – it...
10 Steps to protect your finances against dangerous changes
If there is one thing that is certain in life, it is that things always change. The most dangerous place you can be financially is complacency – getting too comfortable with the way things...
The 6 most important lessons I learned last year
As I prepared to do my first radio show for the year (In case you’re curious I’ve put the details at the bottom of this post), I was reviewing the most important points that...
Holiday Spending Debrief
2017 is officially behind us. Bring on 2018! The Christmas decorations will soon come down and be packed away (for us at least, some of you have likely tackled that part already. I love...
Dear Debt – Thank you!
I am an avid seeker of financial knowledge. I follow many blog sites and sift through social media advice and articles, always on the look out for items to further increase my knowledge and...
12 Steps you can take to protect your identity.
This post follows and expands on my previous post, Protecting your Identity in light of the Equifax Breach. With all of the modern conveniences of the world wide web, online banking etc., identity theft...