Befriending Money

So excited to collaborate with Laura McMullen of NerdWallet on this important topic. If you want money to be good to you, look at how you show up for money. Yep, that’s right… it all starts with you! What I love about this attitude adjustment is that...

Give Your Money Some Love

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, it is lovely to be quoted in this NerdWallet article about budgeting apps for couples – as you may know, having a spending plan and using a budgeting app are a couple of my favorite topics! And what BETTER gift could you...

Thank You, Dear Reader!

Thank you for reading my very sporadic posts! Sporadic because… I am not a robot and don’t post things to a blog monthly and automatically because I’m “supposed to” and it’s better for my SEO.  I only write articles when I receive inspiration to do so… which happened...

How to Get Out of Debt

I am excited to be quoted in this GoBankingRates article about paying down debt by the end of the year, paying down debt being one of my favorite topics! One of my favorite things to do (unlike most financial planners) is to help people manage their cash flow, aka...

Lessons Learned From a Personal Financial Crisis – Part 2

In Part 1 of my story, I chronicled discovering a financial calamity in my family, and what I did to try to salvage my mom’s retirement, while keeping myself afloat.  Read on, for despite the seeming hopelessness of the situation, resolution was in fact, imminent!...

Lessons Learned from a Personal Financial Crisis – Part 1

I haven’t shared this story publicly before, but I decided to speak about it at a women’s event recently (with my mother’s permission), with the hope that others can learn from it.  I feel it’s important to share, because financial surprises can happen to any of us,...