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Do You “To Do”?
I sometimes feel like being tech-savvy is almost a requisite for a Gen-Yer. I’ll certainly admit that I love the awed reactions of older generations when technology works effortlessly for me (I try and explain that it’s intuitive and then am reminded that it’s intuitive if you’ve grown up with it). Technology has been a…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Calculating Your Food Storage Needs
In last week’s edition of Stretch Your Food Dollar, I introduced the topic of food storage. Stocking up on canned goods and dried food is a really important piece of the food budgeting puzzle. If you add a little bit at a time, you can slowly build up your reserves for a rainy day. It’s…
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Calling all binge eaters and over spenders: How do you resist the urge?
I have a pretty good grip on my finances’¦ even more so since I’ve been blogging about money for the past few years. I rarely have slip ups. Sure, we all make a bad decision here or there, but I don’t have any habitual problems (e.g. overspending) with money. My issues around over indulgence are…
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My Financial Implosion: Credit After Bankruptcy
‘œIt is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.’ ‘“ Anatole France After my bankruptcy was discharged in January of 1998, I had one very important question on my mind: How do I rebuild my credit? It was very important to me to rebuild…
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The Financial Component of Wellness
This past weekend I sponsored a booth at our local Wellness Festival for my financial coaching business. It was interesting to see that while some were surprised to find me there, most thought it perfectly natural. The connection between healthy finances and healthy human is growing clearer by the day. Saving is Good For Your…
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Going to the Emergency Room with No Health Insurance
I started reading a lot of money blogs after an unfortunate bicycle injury. I remember lying in the middle of an intersection thinking “I don’t want to move”. It was a peaceful moment that felt like time had been put on hold. But shortly after, I heard the commotion of people yelling, saw multiple hands…
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Did You Foolishly Lock In Your Losses?
Last year when the stock market had tanked badly I wrote about how I wasn’t worried and adopted the attitude of “wait.” I also accelerated the contributions to my Roth IRA for the year at that time as well. Well, yesterday the markets closed at a point where they have recovered the 25% they lost…
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Can Women Solve the Economic Crisis?
We’ve all seen the studies that show there is a stark gender gap in the workforce. Recent statistics show that “women comprise 46.5% of the U.S. workforce, 49% of all managers, 16% of upper managers, and 2% of the Fortune 500 CEO’s.” The US is several decades past the feminist revolution of the 1960’s and…
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Were We Set Up To Crash and Burn?
I was born in 1978. Depending on whose research you’re looking at, the only thing that’s consistent about my generation is that its definition is fluid and constantly in flux. Sometimes I’m Generation X. Sometimes I’m Generation Y. I’ve also been told that I’m part of the MTV Generation, Boomerang Generation,…
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What’s it worth to you?
I want to talk about some bigger issues before getting down to the nitty gritty; so I’m going to start my blogging life here with some of my thoughts about the value of money. Just as Canadians have a thousand words for winter, we also have a thousand words for money. Leveraged assets, mortgage debt,…
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