Financial Recovery Counseling/ Money Coach Training Starts October 20th

October 11, 2011

The recent swings in the economy show us how stressful it can be to be reliant on someone for our employment. What if you were in control of your career? And what if your work was truly meaningful; helping others take control of their financial lives?
As many of you know, I am on the faculty of the [...]

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Debit Card Fee Anger— here is the real danger to you

October 4, 2011

On Friday a reporter called me asking for an immediate interview on my thoughts on the new debit card fees. A camera crew was in my office within an hour. Thankfully, I happened to be wearing a good suit that day for a different purpose! Here is the accompanying news story article.
Oh my [...]

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One technique to escape the paycheck to paycheck blues

September 7, 2011

Whether you earn $50,000 or $150,000, living paycheck to paycheck is extremely frustrating.  Here are five signs that you are stuck in the paycheck to paycheck cycle:

* You are waiting for a paycheck to get deposited before you purchase something
* You are juggling bills—and thinking about “which paycheck” you will pay them out of
* [...]

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Is it time to earn more?

July 25, 2011

Are you earning what you’re really worth? Do you make enough money to live the life that you desire? Or are you “underearning”—consistently making less money then you feel you should or want to be making?
Let’s look at some typical examples of underearning. Many people don’t earn their worth because they do not negotiate their [...]

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5 symptoms of financial “dis-ease” — do you identify?

June 22, 2011

A few weeks ago I wrote a review of Karen McCall’s new book, Financial Recovery—developing a healthy relationship with money. (Karen is the founder of the Financial Recovery Institute.) I want to share with you five of her “symptoms” of Financial Dis-ease from chapter one of her book, with her permission.
But why the word “Dis-ease”? [...]

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Financial Recovery: developing a healthy relationship with money– The Book

June 6, 2011

It’s finally here!!! I’ve been waiting for this book for three years. It’s called Financial Recovery—developing a healthy relationship with money, by Karen McCall. Karen is my mentor, colleague and very good friend.  (And she is the founder and director of the Financial Recovery Institute.) She is the one who inspired me to become a [...]

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Credit Card Debt: Are you bailing water out with a thimble?

May 24, 2011

My long-time colleague Karen McCall published a fabulous post last week called “Saving Your Way out of Debt”, where she lists ten steps for breaking the vicious debt cycle so many people are caught in. I want to call attention to her second step: Stop the leaks by stabilizing debt.
McCall says that if you’re trying [...]

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The “Vow”- and 7 questions to help you avoid using credit cards

May 4, 2011

At times I feel like I’ve taken a vow of sorts. And this vow guides me, irritates me and gives me amazing freedom, often all at the same time. This vow, this guiding principle if you will, allows me to live my life without a lot of financial guilt or confusion. It gives me the [...]

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