Start with a Wishlist If you’re not sure where to start, here’s what you should do: Start with a wishlist. What would you really love to see happen in your financial life? Do you have debt to pay off? A
Pithy sayings about a dollar a day and soundbytes of financial wisdom feel completely useless when you’ve been hit with financial hardship. The idea of an emergency fund seems laughable because you feel as if you’re living in an emergency
Stress and worry begin in the mind as troubling thoughts, but they can quickly snowball into physical ailments such as headaches, high blood pressure, and heart problems. In fact, according to the American Institute of Stress, as many as 90%
When we don’t feel equipped to shift our thinking, we tend to immediately turn to our environment for comfort. This usually comes in short-lived bouts of instant gratification – spending money on something that will make you feel better. Or
The hardest part of getting out of debt is not the math. For many of us, it’s not even the money. No, for most people the hardest part is the perseverance required to become debt free. Here are the top
It is important to remind yourself that you will not always be in this financial situation. If you are unemployed or underemployed, avoid the trap of falling into binges of Seinfeld reruns with scoops of ice-cream on top. You need
The extent to which we will make changes in our lives is often capped by what we think of as “normal.” If the majority of our friends and family carry a large amount of debt and have an otherwise dismal
It’s always easy to judge yesterday’s mistakes with the wisdom and understanding you have today. In truth, the mere fact that you can recognize past mistakes means that you learned what you were supposed to learn from those situations and
If you’ve ever tried to start a workout routine, you’re familiar with the inner struggle that occurs when you’re looking back and forth between your tennis shoes and the couch. You start to wonder how much one little workout really
Facing money woes head on can be incredibly intimidating and scary. Instead of sitting down and thinking about the full scope of the problem and the steps you can take to move down a better path, we’d rather allow unopened
