Pssst … you’re in for a sneak peek treat! This article is adapted from my book, The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness. Enjoy! Christopher sifted through the pile of magazines on the coffee table, looking for something to distract him from the pounding pain in his leg. Knee surgery and respiratory challenges had kept him nearly bedridden for close to two months at this point, and he had read everything in the house (including the cereal boxes).…
Dear Community, Exhausted and reverent, we lugged those three, precious paper bags through the parking lot to our little car. Forest and I had only been dating a short while, and were living in Sebastopol, California. Despite earning only a modest income, we both valued high-quality organic food so much, we made a weekly pilgrimage to Whole Foods. Almost without fail, Forest and I would return to our car with three or four bags of food — and a couple-hundred…
Today, I’d like to pull the curtain waaaaay back and share a very intimate money-teaching-story with you all. It’s intense, it’s personal, it’s full of mega-wisdom … and it carries an incredibly hopeful message. Back in January, my little family hit the road for our crazypants-fun Art of Money Roadshow adventure. We met, broke bread with, and shared amazing teaching stories from our dear community and my wonderful colleagues. But little did we know that one of the biggest money…