How to Reduce Holiday Spending Without Feeling Restricted: Tips From a Financial Coach
How to Reduce Holiday Spending Without Feeling Restricted: Tips From a Financial Coach “I’ve got to spend less on the holidays this year.” Advice from a trauma-informed, holistic financial coach on how to reduce holiday spending without feeling restricted. Approximate read time: 7 minutes Well, it’s that time of year again! Time to start holiday shopping! […]
Top Financial Reasons for Divorce
Top Financial Reasons for Divorce Approximate read time: 9 minutes Without Googling I bet you can name at least five financial reasons couples get divorced. And you’d likely be right on. But just knowing the reasons that finances torpedo relationships isn’t enough. If a listicle of reasons was enough to save marriages, we’d all be just […]
Overcoming Financial Trauma: Tips From a Financial Coach
Overcoming Financial Trauma: Tips From a Financial Coach There isn’t some 5-step process to overcoming financial trauma. You could do all the positive affirmations, journaling, calendaring your financial tasks, or make endless spreadsheets and none of it will work. The one thing, the very first thing, and by far the hardest thing to do as you […]
What is Financial Trauma?
What is Financial Trauma? Understanding the root causes of financial trauma is an important step in beginning to heal and overcome this trauma and its long-lasting impacts Approximate read time: 7 minutes Raise your hand. For each of the following statements that you agree with, put a finger down. “I am frequently upset at reminders […]
What to do if You Are Successful But Unfulfilled: Tips From a Financial Coach
What to do if You Are Successful But Unfulfilled: Tips From a Financial Coach You’ve Worked So Hard to Get Where You Are… How is it Possible to be This Successful But Still Feel Unfulfilled? Approximate read time: 5 minutes Let’s meet Ilena. For the most part, Ilena has done the right things. She graduated […]
The Strategies You’re Using for Financial Decisions may be Garbage
The Strategies You’re Using for Financial Decisions may be Garbage Savings, debt reduction, and wise spending are not financial tools…they are the RESULT of well-built financial tools. The tools you are using to make financial decisions may be garbage… Some of them are solid, some not so much. Sadly, the tools, rules and tips we […]
“I Just Need to Stop Spending Money on Unnecessary Things.”: Advice From a Financial Coach
“I Just Need to Stop Spending Money on Unnecessary Things.”: Advice From a Financial Coach Let’s Talk About Financial Shame and How to Overcome it. You’ve probably told yourself you need to stop wasting money a million times. And maybe just as often you’ve shamed yourself for your spending choices. If restriction and financial shame […]
How Do I Talk About Money With My Partner?
The first steps towards a healthy, productive money conversation with your partner don’t need to be painful.
Financial Resilience After Divorce: Strategies to Rebuild and Thrive
Financial Resilience After Divorce: Strategies to Rebuild and Thrive Five years post-divorce 25% of people say they feel recovered from the emotional impact of divorce, vs 35% who say they are still not recovered from the financial impact. Even after five years, so many of us are not financially resilient after divorce. Let’s talk about what works […]
Lifestyle Creep: Tips From a Financial Coach on What it is & How To Recover From It
Lifestyle Creep: Tips From a Financial Coach on What it is & How To Recover From It What is Lifestyle Creep? Also known as lifestyle inflation, means as we earn more, our lifestyle tastes and expectations go up too. Let’s talk about how to prevent and recover from lifestyle creep with the help of a financial coach and financial […]