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A Financial Look-back: What Worked & What Do You Want More of Next Year?
As we close out another year, let’s take a quick look-back at what worked for us in 2024! After all, where we cast our focus determines the circumstances and behaviors of our financial lives, and our circumstances reflect the thoughts, beliefs, and feelings we hold as our personal truths. For example, when we exist within…
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Seeking Security: Having a Spending Plan During Times of Uncertainty!
Anyone else feeling anxious lately? A dose of uncertainty, perhaps? Coming off the heels of a pivotal election and having no idea what the future holds in some areas of life can be a lot! These feelings can definitely impact our financial lives, whether leading us to self-sabotage through poor decision-making or perhaps impulse spending just to…
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Why Work with a Money Coach? The Unexpected Benefits!
Have you ever felt stuck? Or, like you’re doing the same thing over and over, and getting the same crappy results? Have you felt like you have no idea what else to try or who to turn to for help? Like you “should” be able to figure it out on your own, but you’re just…
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Open Enrollment is Now! How Do I Choose the Right Plan for Me?
It’s that time of year when we get to choose our healthcare coverage for 2025, otherwise known as Open Enrollment. For a limited time, we can review the options available, understand the upcoming changes, and decide what will work best for us. Read below for an overview of options for Washingtonians: Individual Plans, including new…
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Winterizing in WA: A New Utility Bill Assistance Program is Available to Many More Customers!
We’re clearly gearing up for winter now and cranking up those heaters, so let’s take a look at some new Economic Opportunities for Washingtonians–around our energy bills! WA has been making cleaner, more affordable energy a priority in the last few years, particularly with the Climate Commitment Act of 2021. The intention is to reduce…
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Making Life Easier to Pay For in 2025: What You Can Do Now to Set Yourself Up!
As we’re nearing the end of the year, let’s take a look at how you can strategize your Savings this final quarter in order to to make life easier in 2025! Read below for some advice developing your new Savings Plan, and by putting in the work little by little, until year end, optimize for…
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Interest Rate Cuts: What Does This Mean for My Savings Goals?
You probably heard that interest rates are finally starting to tick downward or, more accurately, have ticked downward once recently, with the assumption that more cuts will follow by the end of the year. What do these adjustments mean to your Savings Goals? Read below for what’s up with “The Fed”, and what you can expect to happen…
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ICYMI: WA State Energy Credits are Available thru Mid-September: Are You Eligible for a $200 Break on Your Electric Bill?!
ICYMI, for us Washingtonians, there is a limited-time opportunity for some of us to get a little relief on our electric bills! Read below in order to see if you might be eligible for a one-time $200 credit! This credit is affecting as many as 20% of households! Washington’s Climate Commitment Act, enacted in 2021,…
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ICYMI: Student Loan Borrowers on the SAVE Plan Temporarily Have No Payments Due!
A quick update on student loan forgiveness, containing especially crucial news for borrowers who are enrolled in “SAVE”, the income driven repayment plan! Essentially, this particular plan has been blocked by the courts and there are no payments due at this time, nor will any interest accrue while the administrative stay is in place. Read…
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Property Taxes: An Updated WA State Law Provides Relief for Certain Low-income Homeowners! And, How Everyone Might Have a Shot at Lowering Theirs!
Let’s talk Property Taxes! If you are a homeowner, you are no doubt familiar with that line-item on your mortgage statement, sometimes designated “Tax-County”, which always seems to fluctuate each year. It can fluctuate by a lot, actually, if you live in a county experiencing tremendous growth, like us here in King County, Washington State,…
