Category Archives: Living the life of your dreams

Can Financial Planning Keep You From Sinning?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

“She’s really writing that? Who does she think she is?!” I am a financial planner who is trying to make the world a better place, that’s who I am. And for the world to be a better place, we all … Continue reading →

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Budgeting For Self-Care / Budgeting As Self-Care

Posted on April 17, 2017 by

“Stop asking your life and your body to do things for you and begin to do some things for your life and body.” ~David Drost, Evolation Yoga“Buffalo Magazine” February 5, 2017 This is the perfect beginning of a post about … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Worth, Value and Income

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

“Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.” ~ Marlon Brando That could go both ways (being overpaid or underpaid). Our beloved Bill Knoche presented on this topic at the monthly meeting of the “I HATE Budgeting … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Giving (& Not Going Broke)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

How can you be generous if you’re secretly worried about paying your bills? How can you really enjoy the holidays when you’re emotionally overwhelmed and feeling undone? Our own joyful budgeter Mari McNeil presented this very challenging subject and the … Continue reading →

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What a Personal Financial Policy is & How it Makes Your Life Better

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

Most of economic theory is based on the assumption that we make rational, logical, and beneficial financial decisions. Ha! Most of us make purely emotional (or “socially informed”) decisions about money most of the time, some of which may be … Continue reading →

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Financial Survival Skills & The Fate of the Cake Plate

Posted on August 19, 2016 by

I decided I would save my family money by painting our kitchen myself. I’m a pretty good painter, a friend who is an interior designer helped me choose paint colors, and Home Depot offered a rebate on paint. The kitchen … Continue reading →

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Hate Budgeting? Minimalism Might Help

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

Wouldn’t it be great if you only had to afford stuff you really loved and regularly used? <– And no matter what kind of stuff or how much stuff you have, some people simply won’t like you and that is … Continue reading →

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