Hello there! Thanks for being here today! I bet you are here because you decided to write that list, you know the one... what you earn on one side and what you spend on the other side of the line...When you think about money, you have to think about it like if you were on a diet! Imagine, it's May 10th and you have just been invited to go on a vacation with your friends, to the beach, at the end of the month! Lucky B! The first second thing you think is, I need a beach body! I'm not … [Read more...]
Get Control of your Money today! I Dare you!
May is here! I'm not even going to start on “where the h*** did April go?!“ because I feel I'm asking this question since February! This month I'm not actually going to be talking (writing) about a topic. Well, I am but it's one I love to talk about, money! I've had some feedback on the topics I choose to write about. Most people want to “Redesign “ their lives but it seems like so much work! Others want to get out of debt but “where to start“!!! Everyone wants a magic pill that they … [Read more...]
Create the life you want – part III
How are you feeling? Have you made progress in Redesigning Your Life this week? Was it hard to hone in on what your true beliefs and values are? Did you find yourself having to think about what someone else would think if they saw your list?If you answered yes to that last question... it's time to ask yourself another one, the “who is in the driver's sit“ of your life? You? Or someone else? This is not a core step of the Redesign Your Life journey but it sure is an important one! … [Read more...]
How to create the life you want part II
Wow! What a ride this week has been! Have you felt it? I think it's all of us being intentional about the life we want to live that is just lifting the spirits all around!I know the week was hard, I asked you to look at hard things in your life but now comes the part where you get to use all that information and start moving forward in this journey!Today we are going to “Create your RoadMap“ with the “You Are Here“ arrow! Remember when you go to a park or a shopping mall and there's … [Read more...]
How to create the life you want!
Have you had a chance to think about last week's question?Well, I asked it because that's one of the first things we ask a kid when we meet them. But guess what? It's not really the correct question because, well, we don't stop “growing“. Growth is the meaning of life itself! So the question really should be “what do you want to grow into?“ and we shouldn't be asking it of only the kids, this is a question we should be asking ourselves and very often!We are constantly growing and … [Read more...]
3 Simple Steps to Redesign your Life
It's April and if you are anything like me (and I think you are a little bit like me!) you are wondering where the h*** the first three months of the year went? Am I right? Is it just me or do you feel like you are just setting your goals for the year because, well, life decided to happen through January, February and March!!If that's you my friend, you are in for a treat! This month's topic is the answer to your prayers! What else could we have asked for if not for a reset on our … [Read more...]
Setting Financial Goals as a Couple
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...]
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...]