Author Archives: dawnevans1984

Do you love how you earn your money? Is that even something you’ve ever considered as being a possibility? I talk to a lot of people who downright hate how they earn their money. They dread Monday’s, they count the clock til 5, they count down to retirement, they spend their time not working complainingContinue reading “Love how you earn”

I had a little writing session this morning that came with some pretty huge ah-ha’s. I am in a bit of a work lull at the moment. The busy photography season has ended and the busy tax season hasn’t yet started so I have a whole bunch of free time now. I went for aContinue reading “Must be nice”

I’ve been reading a book called ‘the myth of normal’ by Dr. Gabor Mate lately and it has been opening my eyes about a whole lot of things. This book talks about illness as primarily originating from stress, trauma, unmet needs and unprocessed emotions. It is utterly fascinating to think about just how unconducive toContinue reading “Money Stress”

Yesterday I read through my post here from last year around New Years resolutions. It is so interesting for me to think about how much my mindset has shifted in a year. Some of the tools and ways I did things just don’t seem to apply anymore. SMART goals and vision boards just weren’t feelingContinue reading “New Year”

It’s December! How did that happen so fast? The Christmas music is now on every station and decorations and lights are up all over the neighborhood. This is the time of year where I would normally enter into panic mode over gifts. Last year I drastically changed how I do Christmas and particularly the giftContinue reading “Gift Giving”

I spent nearly a decade constantly thinking about money. I used to be hyper vigilant of due dates, credit limits and balances. I moved money from here to there to keep things floating with too much debt and inconsistent income. All those things lead to a very stressed out, worried, fearful feeling around money andContinue reading “Curious”

Goals can be huge motivators in helping us get what we want. My goals tend to be really huge and often leave me doing nothing in the wake of the overwhelm. It’s good to have a big end vision in mind of where you’d like to be. Sometimes that clear end goal gets me moving.Continue reading “Goals and habits”

The word recession has been floating around lately. Interest rates are rising and the stock market is on a downturn. These things move in cycles so ups and downs are all a part of it. We’ve also seen the cost of almost every single consumable go up significantly over the last year or two. TheContinue reading “recession proof your money”

I want to introduce an idea around how we make our decisions with money. Do you spend and make decisions with now in mind? or do you also have the future in mind too? Groceries is a small scale example of this. Do you buy your toilet paper in bulk when it’s on sale becauseContinue reading “Reactive vs Proactive spending”

I’ve been working on writing a book. It’s an idea that’s been in some semblance of progress for years but lately it’s actually becoming close to reality. To help myself out I’ve been sitting myself in some circles of writers to get the lay of the land and to learn what I can learn aboutContinue reading “What support local really means”