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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”

I talk a lot about the small changes and shifts in this space and the power of all those little bits. Small changes and improvements are a great, low pressure way to move ahead. While I fully believe in the little bits, and I am constantly looking for the next little bit, I have madeContinue reading “Finding the limits”

I was out for a walk the other day and I wound up stopped talking to my neighbor about the stock market and his retirement savings. As I continued on my walk I started wondering if this is a normal thing or if it just happens to me. In just the last little while I’veContinue reading “Talk about it”

Feelings and money, probably not two things you generally think of together. I don’t think most people understand just how much our feelings are influencing the actions we take in life and with our money. This is a huge topic! This plays heavily into the idea of our beliefs around money that I posted aboutContinue reading “Acceptance”

Saving for something big can be a daunting task, so daunting in fact that lots of people don’t even bother. There are ways to make it significantly easier to accomplish. Shit happens from time to time. It’s pretty well inevitable. Whether it’s job loss, illness or injury, or ya know.. a global pandemic. Shit happens.Continue reading “Savings”