Elevate Above The Norm
To be normal is the ideal aim of the unsuccessful.”- Carl Gustav Jung A few months ago, I started running. Some of you may have read some of my previous posts while I was struggling to stick with this...
View ArticleWise Choices Save Money
Summer is finally upon us. The kids are out of school and the summertime whirl of camping, sports and swim dates are filling up the calendar. Now is not the time to let your budget slip into the lazy...
View ArticleAre You Losing Money On Unused Items?
That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don’t spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. - Denis Waitley We...
View ArticleChip and Pin is coming
Chip and PIN is the technology widely used in Europe and around the world that embeds a microchip into a credit or debit card so a customer need only hold the card near a reader and use a PIN on a...
View ArticleStep Into Fall
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas A. Edison Here we are in September. This time of year always seems to be a time...
View ArticleCash Categories
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. – Benjamin Franklin Tim and I are in the continual process of preparing our young adult sons to succeed financially in the real...
View ArticleHow Much Pain Does It Take?
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. – Benjamin Franklin A neighbor saw an old dog lying on a front porch. Hearing the dog softly groaning, the neighbor asked the owner why...
View ArticleBake Or Buy?
Behaviors are a choice. Feelings are sometimes out of our control. Behavior has to do with choices. – Randall Terry Choices are how we live our lives. We are constantly making decisions that will...
View ArticleFun In Your Budget
“All work and no play makes Jack bust his budget” The budget is the foundation to your financial goals. Without you telling your money where to go each and every month your money will disappear and you...
View ArticleThanksgiving Budget Tips
November’s budget is upon us. Just as we are coming off of our sugar high from Halloween, it is time to start planning for your November budget. November, typically, has a lot of hidden expenses for...
View ArticleCommit To A Budget
Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. – Mario...
View ArticleNight Before Christmas…Shopping
Well here we are, again. Next week, the shopping madness will begin. Last night, I heard about some women already camping outside of a store to wait for the Black Friday sale. They have no idea what...
View ArticleBe Intentional for Financial Success
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. – Henry Ford Financial success doesn’t just fall into your lap. It is a process of decisions, over time, that...
View ArticleWork Together to Reach Goals
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. – George Bernard Shaw Communication is not only important for your personal financial goals, it is also important...
View ArticleMake A Plan To Reduce Stress
December is stressful.. Not only is it the holiday season and all that goes with it, but the kids are out of school soon and want to be entertained. The relatives are asking for gift ideas, and the...
View ArticleReflection on 2014
Well, here we are firmly into 2015. Happy New Year! We have all be bombarded with “year in review” type posts on Facebook and in other social media. But, how did the year-end for you financially?...
View ArticlePersonal Finance Tools
Life gets busy. We have all been there. The kids are sick or the dog has had a roll in a great smell. The dinner is late and the laundry is still in the washing machine. But, despite the many things...
View ArticlePush Through Your Financial Barriers
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison I am running again. Last September, I broke my toe, which set my...
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