I made you a four minute video about impulse shopping and what to do in the moment.Click here to watch. I’m about half way through my holiday shopping. I’ve made my list. I’ve checked it multiple times. Daily. I’ve anguished over getting just the right thing. Because in my mind a gift shows how, Read More

I don’t need a lot of stuff for Christmas. I feel much more abundant when I am not surrounded with clutter. So each year I send out a list of things you can give as gifts that are experiences to enjoy rather than things to shove in the back of the closet. Drum roll, Read More

Why are you buying Christmas gifts? No, really.Why? Is it because someone asked you to? Are you doing it because you think someone will like you more if you buy them a nice gift? Are you spending a big chunk of change because it’s just the way it’s always been? I LOVE to buy, Read More

To get what you want it’s important to feel that feeling… the thankful feeling you will have once you receive it… BEFORE you get it. You attract the feelings you generate. You know…like when someone gives you the come hither look you get all “come hithery”.Or when someone comes home all doom and gloom,, Read More

Picture yourself in the future. You go into a store and you buy whatever you want. You go home at the end of your day and relax into your favorite chair with a nice drink. You don’t think about money because money is not an issue to you. You go to work every day, Read More

Most people have a plan A.That’s when you are making the money you want to make, you have everything you need, and the money for more than what you need. Sweeeeet! Things are going as planned. You may have a plan B.You have a savings account and some retirement savings.You have that collection of, Read More

It’s the cross stitch pictured above. “A wife can throw out more with a teaspoon than a husband can bring home with a wheelbarrow.” It’s true. That’s what makes it so insidious. But just because it’s true doesn’t mean it’s the slogan I should use to lead my life. Just because my parents believed, Read More

My furnace broke. My car broke and the repair was more than the value of the car. The tree in the backyard needed to come down or risk killing my family. (To the tune of $8,000.) My daughter needed a specialist at $10,000. (Not covered by insurance, of course.) My property tax was set, Read More

If the answer is no, then something you are doing, thinking, or feeling is in opposition to creating the wealth you want in your life. Don’t fall into the trap of gauging your own worth by the money you have. But numbers do track your intentions. If you set financial goals and create a, Read More

I have a friend who is deciding where to work…where to create her income. She decided to do a pro and con list for each place she is considering. Here is the problem I have with a list of pros and cons: Once you get to the point where you are writing the list, you, Read More