Whether your financial life includes a family, a business, or just your wonderful self – it’s time to sit down and take a look at the year you’ve just completed. 2011 is complete, and with it, another chapter of your money story ends. To help you make the most of lessons learned, accomplishments celebrated, and to set you off into 2012 on strong financial footing, allow me to guide you in an annual financial review. We’ll review 2011 in 3…
If you’ve had contact with my work, then you certainly know what a “money story” is. It’s the entirety of our individual, unique relationship with money. It contains the historical content of our financial life, our financial beliefs and outward behavior, and all the sensations and emotions that get stirred up in this terrain. Now, your holiday money story is a small slice of this larger money story. It revolves around the finances of the holiday season, which is typically…
With Thanksgiving upon us this week, my attention is extra attuned to gratitude. At the top of my gratitude list? YOU! My amazing, growing, inspiring community of truth-seekers. (And moments like these —>, working alongside my dear right-hand woman extraordinaire, Hannah, on my right, and dear friend, Kim, on my left. Working bliss!) I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey, for opening my emails, for receiving my offerings, and for…
I’ve been non-stop, writing guest posts, doing interviews, and connecting with the wonderful people who signed up for my recent Introductory Video Course. When I sat down to create an article for you, I realized I’m sitting on so many resources that have come out of me lately – and that seems silly. So I’ve decided to lay out a round-up of sorts, and share my favorites from the past several weeks (plus a vintage interview, just for fun). So,…
Today I’m sharing 7 Tools which are at the foundation of the Conscious Bookkeeping method, though you may not have encountered them yet. I was recently asked to be a guest contributor on the Handmade Success blog, and I think you may benefit from what I shared there. I am very excited to be included as one of their quarterly contributors. They are amazing and they love to support creative entrepreneurs in creating a successful online business. Check them out.…
Debt is a central feature of many people’s money landscape. Dislike of debt is also a central feature! Many of us take out loans for schooling, a home, and vehicles. There are also debts we accrue during life transitions such as illness, divorce, starting or growing a business, or having a child. It can be easy to feel burdened or even haunted by the weight of owing money. Similar feelings of overwhelm or anxiety can come up after using a…