March is over and so is our theme for the month “Having vs Experiencing“.As I was sitting thinking about the new theme for April, I realized that a lot of you had questions about my last post... Well, it's not rocket science, it's really just common sense! When we want to figure out a problem we have to talk about it!So when we have a different “money personality“ from our partner, we have to discuss it and figure it out! There was some indignation that the solution was to reach … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
WTF – What To Fight (for when you are struggling?)
We have looked at our spending habits, or rather, our spending tendencies and why some people prefer spending money on things rather than experiences.We've talked about how to deal with a partner that is the complete opposite to us... and yet there's still so much to talk about!Every time I come back to talk about money, I always end up on Mindset. I know I've been at it for a while now but, I come to the realisation, like, every single day, that if your mind is not in the right … [Read more...]
Having vs Experiencing: How to get your Partner on board!
Ain't that the right question??I bet if we knew the answer to this, we would be the experts in this area... as it turns out... well, I only have my own experiences to rely on and I will use that to explain to you, the best I can, how you can turn the situation around. I don't mean how you can trick your partner into doing exactly what you want (but if you do figure it out let me know... research, of course!!) ;) Seriously, I actually deal with this on a daily basis. I'm an … [Read more...]
Having vs Experiencing: Why it’s important!
This month we are talking about “Having“ vs “Experiencing“ when it comes to our spending.In which of these two categories do you fall? Do you prefer to buy “things“ that you can use over and over again or that you can look at whenever you feel like it because it brings you joy? Or, do you prefer to spend your money on “experiences“ that will make you happy and you create memories that you can cherish forever?If you are anything like me... you kinda fall in both categories! I know … [Read more...]