If you have some extra money that comes in unexpectedly, what do you do with it? Your answer may be related to your own money personality. We all have different “money personalities”. And one simple way to think about your own personality is to ponder what truly motivates you around money. What is important about … Continue reading Your Money Personality– What really motivates you?
That faceless, nameless monster wrapping its numbing tentacles around you may be none other than: the Money Fog Monster. Run! Scream! Hide! But it has a hold on you…. What exactly is this Money Fog Monster? Well it doesn’t really like to be pinned down (or it would lose some power), but let’s throw out … Continue reading Three reasons we live with the Money Fog Monster
You know my motto: Earn more and spend wisely! So this post is about that second part- because it doesn’t matter if you earn more- if you blow it all at Target. Well, thanks to the hot new field of “neuroeconomics”, I’ve learned another bit of shopping advice. Recently, I wrote in a post about … Continue reading More shopping advice and the pain of parting with your stuff
Why do we do what we do when it comes to money? The answer: We behave according to what we believe, or rather—we react without thinking based on what we unconsciously believe. So how do you figure out what you believe? There are many ways. David Krueger in his new book, The Secret Language of … Continue reading What is your money story?
Well, I can’t make it any easier than this! Our events calendar is now up. Every month I will offer a one hour teleclass on some aspect of improving your relationship to money, for a whopping $37 bucks. (These calls are free to my current Financial Recovery Coaching clients.) I’ll teach for 40 minutes and … Continue reading Teleclass on June 23rd– From Underearning to Prosperity
So I’m at Home Depot to buy a hundred dollar garden bench. This was the plan. Really. And while I was wandering around the garden section, I found these cute five dollar hangers for pots. Then I saw some discounted annuals. Three dollar Pansies. Even I can grow pansies. Throw them in the cart. I … Continue reading Why small things start to feel free: Shopping advice
I did it! I finally finished my new website about my money coaching/ Financial Recovery Coaching and I want to share it with you—www.seattlemoneycoach.com . (Yes, my clients are all over the country, but my actual office is in Seattle.) The Women’s Earning Institute has had a site for many years (and still does) but … Continue reading Financial Recovery Coaching
As a money coach, I ask new clients about their relationship to food. What? Why am I asking that? Because food issues and money issues are VERY related. They are the two most common things we turn to, to make ourselves feel better. Think of it this way– when we are depressed, sad or angry, … Continue reading 3 reasons why Food and Money are related
Let’s say the hardest thing first: if you raise your fees, it’s possible you may lose some clients. And I hear the fear over losing anyone. However, if you raise your fees by ten percent or less, it is likely that you’ll lose very little business. (And it’s also likely that if someone leaves over … Continue reading Take care of yourself and let go of low-fee clients
Is your “inner good girl” killing your business and causing you to underearn? Would you like to fix this without killing her? (Really, I don’t want to kill the woman. She’s actually very nice!) I’m doing two radio shows about this topic this week, so tune in if you can. Tune in Wednesday, March 17th, … Continue reading Radio programs today and Friday about your inner good girl and underearning
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