5 Ways Valuing Time Over Money Builds Happiness
We may all be chasing the dollar every single day, but, when it comes to happiness, a growing body of research tells us that people who value time over money are happier. In one study of thousands of...
View ArticleTalking With Your Kids About COVID-19
Each generation has had challenging events; the 9/11 attacks in NY; hurricanes Katrina and Rita; world wars, global conflicts, and school shootings. Quite often, these events have seemed far away if...
View ArticleLimiting Beliefs and How They Impact Your Money
Limiting beliefs are nasty little gremlins. I imagine their bodies to be brownish green, squatty with warts all over. Their pointed yellow teeth gnaw away at confidence and seek to constrain happiness...
View ArticleHow Decision Fatigue Can Impact Your Spending
In most of our financial education classes we stress the importance of making good decisions about money as early as possible, and for very good reason. The sooner you save for retirement, the more...
View Article6 Tips to Address Financial Stress
Americans are increasingly stressed, and a primary cause of that stress is likely no surprise to many of us. A 2018 survey by Northwestern Mutual found that financial stress was the primary source of...
View ArticleHow Does Your Body React to Financial Danger?
We are fully integrated, multi-dimensional beings and everything related to us, affects us. It’s virtually impossible to separate our thoughts and actions from our bodies. If you lay down to sleep,...
View ArticleHow Gratitude Can Change Our Financial Outlook
Gratitude: noun The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. During this extended season of the pandemic, I feel like I’ve lost all sense of time. The days...
View ArticleTreat Yourself: Frugal Self-Care Options for Valentine’s Day
As the calendar gets closer to Feb. 14, thoughts usually turn to our loved ones as we look for ways to express our love and celebrate Valentine’s Day. But this year, more than ever, we all need to...
View ArticleWhat’s The Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance?
About 25% of Americans will suffer from a disability for at least a year before they reach retirement age. And 5.6% will have a short-term disability of six month or less during their working life,...
View ArticleIs Minimalism Right for You?
When my husband and moved about eight years ago, we decided to get a storage pod so that we could pack at our leisure. Since we were both working, I thought this was a great idea. When my husband’s...
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