Many of my clients grapple with the idea of home ownership and how much buying a house will really cost them. I am not a mortgage broker or real estate agent, so when Zillow asked if I would like an article on this exact subject, I happily accepted. Buying my own home after my divorce … Continue reading 4 Major Costs to Evaluate When Considering Homeownership
Letter from Karen McCall on her upcoming training Let me ask you… what does your perfect career look like? If you could design it to be just the way you want it? I’m asking because almost every day I talk to people who feel frustrated, unhappy, under-appreciated and underpaid in their work. Or their job is … Continue reading Ready for more money and meaning in your career?
As co-founder of MoneyMinder (www.moneyminderonline.com ), I could go on and on about the virtues of tracking, or being able to do a simple monthly spending plan and know I’m okay. Yes! But what about pulling back and working on goals like debt reduction? Or building more savings? What is an easy way to do … Continue reading A simple and effective way to track your financial goals
It’s our 6 month Anniversary! And we want to celebrate with you. That’s right. Just 6 months ago, in January, we launched the new online MoneyMinderOnline spending plan software system. We already have over 400 users, and they are thrilled with how easy it is for them to stay conscious of and connected to their … Continue reading A little anniversary gift for you- conquering underearning!
One day a few weeks ago, I turned the key in my door with my son beside me, and instantly I knew—something was wrong. (I KNEW I had thrown that deadbolt.) I walked in with my heart pounding, sensing something was amiss. I walked straight to the TV cabinet where the flat screen, Xbox and … Continue reading Does Money Make Your Happier? The truths from my burglary
Recently, I was interviewed on the psychology and brain science behind the “power of tracking”- why tracking our spending is so powerful. (Link: http://blog.credit.com/2013/04/the-power-of-tracking-your-spending/ ) Tracking is simply recording our income and outgo – it’s about taking the time to “write down” our financial transactions. What?! Many people think that they don’t need to, since … Continue reading Three Reasons Tracking Your Spending Will Shift Your Relationship to Money
Recently, I was interviewed on the psychology and brain science behind “the power of tracking”. Believe it or not, this is a really interesting subject. It touches on psychology, consciousness, brain science, and even how our relationship to money sometimes mirrors our relationship to food. So enjoy my article below. And here is the link … Continue reading My 20 minute podcast for you on the fascinating brain science behind tracking your spending
We’ve all heard the heated debate – does having money make you happy? Most of us respond emphatically: No! However, if we are honest, most of us would also add a caveat – money does not bring happiness, assuming you have “enough” money to begin with. Of course that is where it gets interesting. How … Continue reading Does More Money Mean More Happiness?
If you’ve ever thought about your “money story”, you may have come up against some paradoxes–conflicting messages about money. And when we are confronted with paradoxes, we often react by simply doing nothing…putting our head in the sand. The first obvious conflict many women deal with is the message from their families that they should … Continue reading Conflicting money beliefs, anyone?
Overspending simply means spending more than you have, spending more than you intended, or spending in ways that just don’t feel right for you. But so often, when we spend excessively, the irony is that we are often spending on surface wants and not attending to our true needs. When clients share a story of overspending, … Continue reading Getting to the Emotional Root of Veronica’s Overspending
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