The abstraction of money has been slowly happening over time. The transactions have been getting easier, but our knowledge of where our money is going and how we manage it has been getting more complex with more options on how…
I don’t want to have to be frugal; to count every penny that I spend, restrict myself to only one coffee per week when I might want more. Or even worse; well in my mind anyway, buying the inferior brand…
Whether it is this time of year when we are all so busy getting ‘ready for the holidays”, or any other time we always seem to have so much to do. Maybe it’s finishing a project or task at work…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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! 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, 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…