“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” -Arthur Ashe The other day, I stood at the door to my linen closet, frustrated. I was putting away a set of sheets, but there was no space. I shoved and squeezed them in around the towels and blankets already …
I’m stuck. Or at least, I’ve realized lately that I’m feeling stuck. I never seem to know what day it is…because each day seems the same. And I feel like I’m making zero progress. I’m just spinning my wheels. This is also something that has been coming up with my clients regularly of late. Whether …
It’s that feeling you get when you grab the mail after work – your stomach sinks in dread of more bills. Or that momentary panic when you log on to your bank account to check your balance – your heart racing and your mind going momentarily blank. Financial stress can be completely …
It’s hard to believe that August is almost gone. Before we know it, fall will be here. Fall is my favorite. In Montana fall is short, sometimes it feels like the entire season takes place in a single afternoon. Fall has always felt like a new beginning. A time to try something new and a …
In last week’s blog post, Creating a Money Management System You Can Stick To, I talked about how you can create a money management system for yourself. When you are starting to get organized and work towards your financial goals, creating a system is so important. But, it is equally important to keep …
One of the things that I often see overwhelming my clients when they first start coaching is that they have no system in place for managing their money. They are spending money, paying bills, and saving with no real plan. This causes stress and can keep people in the cycle of living …
It is crazy to me to think that we are already in 2021 (FINALLY!). 2020 was the longest year EVER. But here we are, almost a week into 2021, I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to see what is in store. One thing that people seem to focus on at …
Next in my series on personal finance topics that are often scary but don’t need to be, I thought I would talk about how thinking about retirement doesn’t have to be scary. If you’d like to read the first in the series Budgeting Doesn’t Have to be Scary check out my previous …
There are some personal finance topics that seem to strike fear into the hearts of people everywhere. As we move into October, and Halloween approaches, I thought I would tackle a few of these topics and see if I can make them less scary. Up first, I thought I would talk about …
Saving money has been on my mind pretty much non-stop these last few weeks. I’m not sure if it’s the change in the seasons or the fact that we have some potentially big expenses looming in the not to distant future. But all I can think about is saving. And I have been …
