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 of my past financial […]
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 from university with flying colors, pretty much immediately got a great job, and has […]
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 remember easily and regurgitate quickly are frequently not working. […]
“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 worked, we’d all be fine. Read on for some ways to stop shaming yourself about […]
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 coaching services! Approximate read time: Five minutes “I work hard and have nothing […]
When should parents stop giving money to grown kids?
We are often motivated to lend or give our family members money for some truly beautiful reasons. We want to care for our family members no matter their age, and we want them to know we care for them. Let’s talk about five times you should not give money to your family, and what else […]
Why Your Money Mindset Matters and Two Games to change it TODAY: Tips From a Financial Coach
There is no difference between being financially well and having a healthy money mindset. It’s not that one is the result of the other, they are the same thing. This is why, when people try to out earn, restrict, or obligate their way out of their financial concerns to financial wellbeing, those efforts typically backfire. […]
What a corgi can teach us about setting goals.
If I were to ask you to build a table from scratch and the only tool I gave you was a baseball bat would you keep trying over and over to make it work? Would you tell yourself that you just need to try harder? Maybe you’re just bad at building tables. Maybe you’d say […]