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My son Caden turns ONE tomorrow. We are having a family birthday party for him, but this is a lot easier said than done because we have big families. And when we made the invite list of 35+ people all I could see was stress and a lot of work. So my husband and I…
I sat down with the pile of receipts cursing myself. I hadn’t tracked my money in two months. TWO FULL MONTHS. Sure, I had a baby during that time and was on maternity leave, but i’m a Money Coach. I LOVE this stuff. How did I get so behind? Basically, life happened. My focus was…
People always get scared to show me their budget because they think I’m going to tell them where they are spending too much money. But that isn’t the case. My goal is to optimize your budget, not just reduce it. Optimizing your spending focuses on where your money is going. Building a spending plan and sticking…
It’s tax and bonus season, and if you are one of the lucky people who gets either of these things (or both!) I want to make sure you know how to handle that big check. Before you get the check, you need to figure out how it will be allocated to different accounts or expenses.…
You are trying to do it right. You do a monthly spending plan. You make sure you aren’t going into credit card debt. But you still can’t manage to save money. Why? – Probably because something always comes up – Probably because by the end of the month there isn’t quite enough – Probably because…
Clean out your wallet. Whether you think it sounds “woo woo” or not, money has an energy. It demands to be treated with respect and doesn’t like to be ignored. Just like our language affects our wealth, so does our daily interaction with money. Crumpled up bills in your wallet send the message that they…