When Is It Time To Get Financial Help?
No matter what you think about money, the fact remains that money is a requirement in our society. You must deal with it in some form every single day.This article is about when to seek assistance from a financial planner or financial advisor.Do you:spend...
Money Quiz – Fill in the Blank
Instead of writing an article this week, I am sending a quick and fun exercise to help you better see how you think about money.Finish the Sentence.Take the time to write down the first or first few things that come to mind when you finish the sentences...
What Does Money Mean to You?
As a continuation of last week’s article, today I would like for you to examine and question how you think of money and what your money beliefs are.Money is neither good nor bad. Rather it is our beliefs that lead us to view money as good or bad.Becoming...
The Power of Belief
What is a Belief?A belief is the acceptance of something as true, or thinking that something could be true as a fact. Beliefs are essentially judgments and evaluations about ourselves, others and the world around us. All of us have beliefs that serve as...
Should You Give Your Child(ren) an Allowance?
This is a question I have been struggling with for a while now. I have done some research have read contradictory things in various books and articles.Beth Kobliner the author of Make Your Kid A Money Genius (even if you’re not). says that it doesn’t...
Teaching Your Children the Value of Savings
This is the second article of three highlighting a few lessons from the book, Make Your Kid A Money Genius (even if you’re not) by Beth Kobliner.Do you know about the famous Marshmallow Test?In this Stanford research study, 4-6 year olds were each given a...
Make Your Kid a Money Genius (even if you’re not) by Beth Kobliner
One popular question that I get asked is, “what is the best way to you teach your children about money?” This is definitely a topic I am very interested in and want to do well with my own boys. (Isn’t it interesting how our children can motivate us to do...
Saving Strategies
This is the last article I will do in this “savings” series for a while since even I am ready to move onto something else…Hopefully you took some action to increase or start your automated savings. If you are now struggling with saving as much as you want...
The Difference Between Giving Up and Letting Go
I received the above quote in a message from Project Happiness and it got me thinking, what IS the difference between giving up and letting go? I like so much of what this passage says. I love the idea that letting go should feel expansive and positive and making room...
Are You A Maximizer?
I have always known I was a maximizer. I would agonize over what to wear to school each day until it was time to walk out the door. It goes hand in hand with my over analyzing and over thinking most things, (maybe everything?). It is related to my indecisiveness and...
Why Savoring Moments Can Change Our Perception of Time
I have often wondered, why a year as a child felt like an eternity and then why time seems to go by faster as we age? I used to think that the reason time felt so much faster as an adult was because we were busier and doing more each day. Although when I stop and...
The Next Phase
This weekend marks the year anniversary of the “shutdown.” The day the world stopped. We were not allowed to go anywhere - no playgrounds, no stores, no work, no schools, no friends just your own home. We didn’t know how long it would last. At first, we thought maybe...
Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
My "Change Your Habits, Change Your Life Class" through the Princeton Adult School will start remotely on March 4, 2021. Habits truly are important for all aspects of our lives. In honor of my class, here is an article about habits from a couple of years ago....
My Theme for 2021
I have struggled to come up with my theme for this year. I feel like it is more challenging than usual. I really wanted to go with “Less Is More” again. It was my theme back in 2018 and I still feel like that is a desired focus for me and very much what I want for...
A Success Habit (In a New Light)
Related to my article last week, I interviewed an impressive woman who is involved in the Catholic Church. She grew up going to Catholic schools and, from my perspective, lives a happy, fulfilling and meaningful life. She made it sound easy, (almost too easy) to be...
“Take What You Like And Leave the Rest”
Photo by Mary Carolyn Conti I wrote this piece and then chickened out on sending it last Sunday. It feels a little scary to me because I am sharing my thoughts on a sensitive topic, religion. It feels messier than I would like it to be but after discussing this topic...
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