Celebrate your accomplishments !
If I asked you to write a list of your life's accomplishments, how long do you think that list would be? If I asked you to write a list of things in your life that you have failed at or…
Seven tips to beat those post-Christmas money blues
Christmas is over for another year. How did you go? Feeling relaxed or still a bit frazzled? This wonderful time of the year creates an atmosphere that can sweep you along and before you know it, you’ve over-indulged. Over doing…
Keep Calm and Carry On. I can’t right now!
Financial Anxiety affects us all at some time or other, some stress is healthy, but I am talking to a number of people who have gone past the healthy level and the anxiety is having debilitating effects on them, their…
It’s Summer, let’s go on holiday
The phrase, ‘We’re going on holiday!’ conjures up a range of wonderful thoughts, from adventurous roads trips to winging away for a spontaneous adventure. It invokes images of pool side, beach time, powder ski slopes, visiting historical sites, visiting family,…
It’s Christmas, let’s go shopping
Don’t you love this time of year, Christmas is coming, so it’s all about spend, spend, spend, shop, shop, shop and worry about paying for it next year. I am sure it is not just us girls who feel like…
This relationship is over!
This Relationship is Over! We can all say things in the heat of the moment, and then live to regret them later. Why am I talking about this now? Anecdotally, mid-January and into February is when family lawyers get very…
Black Friday sales: A mind game of bargains
Black Friday sales, the shopping extravaganza sandwiched between Singles Day, Pre-Black Friday. Cyber Monday and bringing up the rear, Boxing Day sales. It’s a whirlwind of discounts and deals, but are we really benefiting, or are we just caught in…
The balancing act: dollars, delights and grumbles
Taking some time out and getting away for a few days – there’s nothing quite like it. Leave the chores behind, ditch the work and dive into some new places, or reconnect with some old favourites. It’s the anticipation of…
The secrets that men keep from women
I’m always scanning global publications for articles about human behaviour and the relationship with money. An article popped up in my feed that ticked both these boxes (money and psychology) and, at first glance, it did seem to be all…
Saving for a house deposit – will it ever happen?
With all the changes to lending criteria over the past years and elections throwing overseas investors' ability up in the air, saving for a house deposit seems like something people did in the 90’s! New Year’s resolution: “OK, I'm going…