Five years ago, we cut the ties and cut our cable bill in more than half. We got rid of cable. Once and for all. Not going back and do not even want to go back. In fact, I cannot think of anything we miss. Maybe Astros baseball (which was remedied by an MLB pass and a VPN) or Hallmark …
Seven Signs It’s Time to Buy A Home
Are you tired of “throwing away” your money through renting? Do you need more room to grow? Have you been diagnosed with house fever? Then now is the time to buy a home! OR IS IT? Through years of working with clients and seeing both success and failures as they navigate the home buying process and its aftermath, we have …
Twelve (12) Way$ to Have a More Merry Christma$ by Saving Money
If you are like many, Christmas comes and goes, leaving behind it an empty bank account and charged up credit cards. To that end, we offer a few ideas for how to save money on Christmas during the last two months of the year. TWELVE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY ON CHRISTMAS Clearance Halloween Candy – If you’ve been able to snatch …
Are You a Victim of Financial Self-Sabotage?
One of the biggest blocks to success is a client’s financial self-sabotage. As coaches, we’ve seen this happen. Financial self-sabotage slows if not stops the progress toward financial goals. Self-sabotage includes keeping secrets from your financial coach, your spouse, and even yourself. CONSIDER…. I have a fitness coach whom I hired to get me in shape. I do all the …
Five Financially Savvy Things to Do in Your 20’s
There have been many financially stupid things I did in my 20’s: emptied my retirement account, bought a heating alarm system on credit, bought furniture on credit (both entailed paying WAY TOO MUCH over time for those things). If I could go back in time and talk to my 20-something self, those are some of the things I’d tell me …
How to Make Creditor Calls Stop
Are you one of the many in today’s economy who are falling behind in debt and bill payments? Have the calls from creditors become relentless? Do you wish those would just stop? Making creditor calls stop is something that you can do on your own. All it takes is awareness, persistence and time. The following is a brief summary of …
The Simple Millionaire Mindset
Recently we’ve encountered a trend among a sizable percentage of clients and non-clients alike. It’s an attitude toward cash inflow that I’ve seen many times before but seems even more prevalent in today’s economy. The Millionaire Mindset is the idea of paying others ahead of yourself, or better put, the “omission” of paying yourself first. You’ve heard us label …
What are the purposes for recurring monthly sessions with a financial coach?
Would you be surprised to know that our most successful clients have monthly sessions? There are four main reasons why they are committed to staying engaged with us in the form of monthly sessions: 1. Monthly sessions inspire the discipline to create/set up the plan for the next inflow of cash. If you’re following financial “best practices,” then every month, each …
What Financial Health Means
Financial Health definitely involves a budget. What are the first thoughts that come to mind when you hear the word “budget?” Restricted. Cut. Limit. Ugh. I mean, budgets are made to restrict my spending, cut certain expenses completely, and severely limit other spending areas, right? Like the word BUDGET, the word DIET also has a negative connotation. In fact, now …