It’s labor day weekend as I write this. I’m sitting here on the couch (still in my jammies) poking around the American Eagle website. They have a holiday sale and I’m of course going to take advantage of it, not because I need new clothes (I don’t) but because it’s a sale, so I want the opportunity to save money. Save money... buying things... I don’t need... for less. Let that sink in for a ...
How to Change What you Believe About Yourself
How do you define yourself? A mom? Wife? Dental assistant, yogi, and amateur ping pong player? You might define yourself by what you've done so far life - marathon runner, dog rescuer, ice cream eater... the list goes on. But those are just labels and gold stars. What if you defined yourself by what you want to become? Would that also be true? You could argue that it’s not ...
The Best Money Saving Strategy For 6-Figure Earners
Whether you’re earning close to, or well over the 6-figure mark, I can almost guarantee a few things have happened since those earlier days when you were earning half that amount. You’re probably… outsourcing tasks to save time (hiring a house cleaner or maybe a nanny) spending on convenient services like grocery delivery (which is brilliant) shopping for sport Now, when it comes ...
Figure Out Your Values and Live them Intentionally
The term "intentional living" is fuzzy. What does it actually mean to live with intention? I look at it as a process of conscious decision-making that ties life decisions (big and small) to personal values. The more we can point ourselves toward our own "North Star" (a.k.a. life direction) or something we deem as important to us and our happiness, the more we're living with ...
A Little Less Facebook, A Little More Happy.
*** It’s a beautiful summer morning and I’m sitting here basking in the quietness of my living room, hearing only the sounds of my little pug snoring away on my lap. It’s a precious moment that's hampered by one thing - Facebook. Facebook is now the place where good times go to die. If Facebook were a cocktail party, it would be a very fun one. Everyone would be complaining about politics ...
How to create a financial plan to escape a career you hate
I know that investing in your 401K or RRSP doesn't sound exciting or even remotely interesting. If you hate your work, the last thing you want to focus on is your retirement funding, especially if you have a long work life ahead of you and it feels like a total slog already. I was there, and believe me, it was hard to wrap my mind around the idea of working in a cubicle for 40+ years. Every ...
