If you’re starting a life-long money journey to better finances, you’ll need a little something to keep you going while the proverbial paint dries. You know how you might need a steady stream of wine to get you through a 5-year-old’s Chucky Cheese birthday party? Well, good news! The path to building wealth isn’t nearly […]
People-Pleasers: Accountability is Your SuperPower
I just took Gretchen Rubin’s 4 Tendencies test. To my surprise, it turns out I’m an Obliger. I thought I’d be a Rebel because while I’m great at making elaborate to-do lists, I absolutely suck at following them. But I shouldn’t be surprised. Obligers are good at being accountable to other people because they’re […]
To Hit Your Money Goals, Know Your “Why” First.
Have you ever heard of Simon Sinek? He wrote that book about knowing your “why”. Honestly, it never really resonated with me when I read as an entrepreneur, but when I think about it in the context of Funding Happy, it makes total sense. All the things I teach – from saving money to […]
Control An Online Spending Habit With These 3 Simple Hacks.
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 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 […]
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 […]
