Why do people stay in high paying jobs they hate? For the money, of course. You drive to work each day dreading the next eight hours, yet every day you climb into your car and repeat the same commute. You sit at work feeling miserable. As the day-to-day agony continues you begin to question your […]
Year End Reflection: What Moment Made You Feel Most Alive?
New Year’s resolutions focus our goals and intentions on the upcoming year. Creating a list of goals is a worthwhile ritual, but why do we spend so much time looking forward and so little time looking back? Why don’t we focus more energy on year end reflection? You know, reflecting on all of the thoughts […]
Financial Dishonesty in Marriage: Lying to Your Spouse About Money
Financial dishonesty, (otherwise known as financial infidelity), is the act of falsifying details or omitting financial facts from your spouse or partner. Financial indiscretions can include spending money, opening accounts, borrowing money or incurring debt without your spouse’s knowledge. Have you ever kept financial secrets from your significant other? Have you hidden purchases or lied […]
An Alternative Way To Spend Black Friday
The ads pop into my inbox. Fifty-percent off. Lowest prices of the season. Best deals of the year. Buy-one-get-one-free. Temptation is the worst part of the holiday season for me. Those deeply discounted promotions lure me to spend money on items we really don’t need, so now I delete each new email and immediately unsubscribe […]
Financially Free: When Money Worries Disappear
Do you equate financial independence with financial freedom? I’ve heard the terms used interchangeably but they don’t mean the same thing to me. I reached FI nearly a decade ago, but I’m still not sure I’m financially free. Financial Independence What is the definition of financial independence? To become financially independent you must earn enough […]