November is Financial Literacy month and this is near and dear to my heart. As an ex-banker, I spent many of my 15 years in the Financial Industry working with clients on achieving their goals, uncovering ways to save and payoff debt, and find ways out or through difficult money situations. As such, each week […]
goals
Financial Literacy Month – Creating a Financial Plan
Working through a financial plan can be complex, and while I’m going to give you some tips here, what I recommend is sitting down with a certified financial planner (CFP). They can review all of your accounts, ensure you are headed in the right direction, and recommend investments to attain your goals. I am going […]
Getting caught in judgement…
There exists a chair, so comfortable, the cushions deep and soft that you don’t really sit as much as sink into it. It is made of luxuriously soft material, and no matter if your cat is the fluffiest or your dog the sheddiest nothing ever sticks to you or the chair. It is tempting to sit […]
Finding your voice…
There is a lot of noise in the world. Tires on pavement, sirens singing an emergent cry, politicians and wannabes peddling their message, media conglomerations decidedly left or right, and social media heavy on memes and short on connection. In all this noise it’s hard to determine what is your voice and what is an […]
Quit playing the short game…
Quit playing the short game, without understanding the consequence. Because in the long run you are going to lose. Sure in the short run you might see a win, but do you understand the cost? This is a mistake that so many businesses and individuals play, its a gamble and they don’t even see it. […]
What are you waiting for? Enough…
This isn’t where I thought I was going with my post this week. I was going to write about values and the importance of them in planning out your goals, but then this came into my head and here we are… and isn’t it fitting? What are you waiting for? The perfect point in your […]
Intentions…
Between social media and mainstream media there are a lot of messages coming at us everyday. It can be overwhelming, to say the least. And through all that noise we are tasked to determine what matters to us, as individuals, employees, employers, parents, friends, citizens, and human beings. It’s no wonder there are days when […]