Talking About Money Blog
occassional reflections on what money means in our lives.
Do You Believe That They Are Doing the Best They Can?
Only by truly believing that people are doing the best they can are you able to support them in living their best financial lives.
Feeling Out of Shape? "Activate" Your Money Management Muscle with These 3 Techniques
While sometimes you need repetitive practice to improve your money management skills, other times you simply need to “wake up” your money management muscle to get it working at peak form.
The True Cost When Bullies Rule the Workplace
There are many benefits to psychological safety in the workplace, namely women’s mental and physical health, opportunities for on-the-job training, and potential for long-term earnings.
Empathy and Other People's Money: The College Admissions Bribery Scandal
Reading the first reports of this college admission “pay to play” scandal begs the question: Who really deserves to be a member of the United States much-lauded meritocracy?
Talking About Money Book Club: Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America by Alissa Quart
Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America paints a detailed portrait of the hopes and struggles of the American middle class, and provides recommendations on how we can begin to formulate policy and personal solutions to American families’ woes.
Why We Need to Talk About Money
Talking about money benefits both your clients and yourself. Because this is a long, long career that you have chosen and you want to do the most good for the most people (and you should be one of those people!).
How to Differentiate Between Us and Them
It is a lot easier to compartmentalize people into “us” and “them” categories than it is to find the unifying theme that we are all in this together.
How Not to Let Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good
Remembering not to let perfect be the enemy of the good can give you the space you need to make small positive steps with your money.
Talking About Money, Netflix Edition: How Watching Queer Eye Might Make You Rich
Viewing makeover shows like Queer Eye through the lens of transforming your relationship with money might lead to more conscious earning, spending and saving. And in the long run this could make you rich.
Why Professionalism Matters: The Impact of My Financial Fitness Coach® Training with the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE®)
Working with credentialed personal finance professionals insures that you are receiving high quality services from people who are committed to their work, ethical conduct and lifelong learning.
Talking About Money Book Club: Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
Braving the Wilderness encourages you to reflect on your sense of self and how you fit into your social environment. Its lessons can be applied to your relationship with money.
Talking About Money Book Club: Dollars and Sense by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler
Dollars and Sense teaches you about all the ways that you irrationally think about money and gives you tips and tricks on how to improve your own money management.
How is your money management? The answer may surprise you
The Financial Wheel of Life is a useful tool both for celebrating small victories in your current money management and for setting positive intentions for where you’d like to be.
Talking About Money Book Club: Changing for Good by James O. Prochaska, et al
Changing for Good describes a scientifically-proven process for making positive changes that can be help you live your best financial life.
How To Talk About Money
Talking about money with people you trust will enable you to live by your values and reach your financial goals.
Why You Don't Like to Talk About Money
There are real legitimate reasons why you don't like to talk about money.