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Money Mindset: Four Actions to Expand Your Capacity for Calm!
Last week, we touched on the physiological responses in the body that might fire up when we’re triggered around any stressor–including our money!. We talked about what that might look and feel like, and some mindfulness tools we might use to navigate our way back to calm whenever we’re feeling like we might need to…
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Money Mindset: How to Feel Better by Becoming Better Feeler’s!
Last week we talked about identifying how our outcomes with money come to be—whether good or bad, based on the way we feel and think about our circumstances. Specifically, chain reactions showcased in a well-regarded framework called “The Model” suggest that we experience the following: Circumstance–>Thought–>Feeling–>Behavior–>Outcome. This is important because we have a direct pathway…
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Money Mindset: Going Beyond Gratitude
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s that time of year where reflecting and being grateful for all that we have flows over. AND, what if we could go beyond what we have and conjure up what we want, using a new framework to stimulate the brain? It’s been a while since we touched on Money Mindset as a topic. I strongly…
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Getting Started Investing: Some Common Terminology!
We’ve talked about the different types of investment accounts one might choose, and the importance of getting started now rather than later. Once you do start dabbling in investing (whoo-hoo! go, you!) you may come up against some terms that might sound completely foreign. There is a belief that this is all done on purpose…
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Getting Started Investing: What Might NOT Investing Cost Me Over Time?
We discussed the different types of Investment Accounts, along with their pro’s & con’s. If you’re still on the fence about whether or not you want to dabble in investing, let’s take a look at the flipside: what we miss out on when we do not invest our money! Again, not investing advice; this is…
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Getting Started Investing: Understanding the Basics!
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by investing, you’re certainly not alone..it’s almost as if it’s designed to be confusing and therefore we must all either (a)pay someone a lot of money to either explain it to us or manage it for us, or (b)be left out of the investment world all together, missing out on potentially…
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Maximizing Credit Card Rewards: Which Card Do I Use for What?
A recent week-long trip to “The Other Coast” was not only a much-needed reset, but an opportunity to share how to maximize your credit card rewards for travel–and any other purchases in general! While “Sinking Funds” were a great tool in saving up for travel costs, a review of which credit card to pull out…
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Avoid Increasing Your Debt this Holiday Season: Use a Sinking Fund!
Expanding on last week’s idea around increasing savings during a time of high interest rates as a way to decrease credit card debt (again, high interest rates!) segues perfectly into using Sinking Funds as a way to prepare for holiday spending! The Holidays are the one time of year we can guarantee to see an increase in spending. The…
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ICYMI: Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged: What Should I Do Now in Regards to My Debt?
ICYMI, the “Fed” (aka Federal Reserve who sets the prime interest rates and basically regulates all things finance in the US) announced last week that the rising interest rates we’ve all been experiencing lately will take a pause. What Does this Mean for Me and My Debt? It may be a good time to prioritize…
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ICYMI: Another New Option for Discharging Student Loan Debt–A Bankruptcy Update!
When it comes to methods for eliminating Student Debt, another new policy is gaining steam! In November of 2022, The Biden Administration offered a new path for those filing bankruptcy that essentially makes it a little bit easier for Student Loan debt to be discharged. This is huge news, because, for the last several decades…
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