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Category: Budgeting

How to Reduce Holiday Spending Without Feeling Restricted

A family of three shopping for the holidays. They are all smiling, and the child his holiding a cookie. They are learning how to reduce holiday spending without feeling restricted

 Advice from a trauma-informed, holistic financial coach Read time: ~7 minutes “I’ve got to spend less this holiday season.”Sound familiar? The holidays bring joy… and overwhelm. One moment you’re sipping cider, the next you’re wondering how you already spent $800 and feeling the dread of knowing you have more shopping to do. Between family traditions, […]

How and When to use Your Emergency Fund

Knowing when to use your emergency fund is just as important as knowing how to build it in the first place. You’ve worked so hard to build up this emergency fund Building emergency funds isn’t always fun, and for the most part, it’s not fast. In my experience, the stickiest emergency funds are the ones […]

How to survive a recession

A covered path over a lilly pond. Metaphor for preparing for and surviving a recession.

How to survive a recession In this article we’ll be talking about conventional wisdom around how to survive a recession, why that wisdom rarely works, and what you can do instead. Approximate read time: 6 minutes A quick google will tell you the four things you must do if you want to survive a recession… […]

Shopping Addiction: First Steps to Trusting Yourself with Shopping Again

Multiple brown shipping boxes of different sizes outside a white residential double door. There are at least ten boxes. The doors have windows at the top and are solid at the bottom. A metaphor for online shopping or a shopping addiction.

If you need help with an addiction, help is available at 1-800-662-4357 If you’re just ready to start coaching for shopping addiction, reach out to us here. How to know if you’re addicted to shopping Although the best way to know if you’re suffering under a shopping or spending addiction is to seek out the […]

This one piece of bad financial advice may be fucking with your finances.

Image of a sign pointing two directions, on the left the sign says "wants" and on the right it says "needs". Work with a skilled Financial Coach in California and New York on uncovering your wants vs needs and how it's bad financial advice.

As a holistic, trauma-informed financial coach, I’ve got beef with many bits of conventional “wisdom” but for this article let’s talk about the one piece of bad financial advice you can ignore starting right now. Approximate read time: 5 minutes The Single Biggest Piece of Bullshit Financial Advice is: “Only spend on what you need, […]

How a Financial Coach Can Help Navigate Life’s Biggest Transitions

Image of a blonde woman in a black coat and a bright yellow bag is approaching a four-way crossroads. Learn to navigate life's transitions with the help of a financial coach in New York by tackling your finances in effective ways.

Life is full of transitions… sometimes it’s a disruption that comes out of nowhere, and sometimes they’re planned for and expected. Whether a change is a choice you’ve made or a choice that was made for you, let’s talk about how a financial coach can help you navigate life’s biggest transitions with financial coaching services. Approximate read […]

Financial Coach vs Financial Advisor: Which Do I Need?

Image of a man on a beach during sunset with his arms out. Wondering if a financial coach or financial advisor is right for you? Discover how a financial coach in. New York can help you!

In our current, complex financial landscape, different kinds of financial professionals are needed. Navigating the financial landscape of your life can be tricky!  Are you wondering whether you need a financial coach vs a financial advisor? This article will delve into the distinct roles of these professionals. Empowering you to choose the right partner for your financial […]