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Amazon Prime doesn’t save you money

You may think you’re getting one over on them when you have Amazon Prime, but Amazon is laughing all the way to the bank. I want you to cancel your Amazon Prime subscription. I don’t say this because I hate … Read More … Read More

How to make less money

When you need to (or want to) live on less, here are the steps you can take to streamline your spending so you can afford to make less money. Last time, I talked about what to do in order to … Read More … Read More

How to make more money

If you have a job and you want to make more money, I’ve got a plan to help you get there. (Just figure out how much you want first.) I’ve spent lots of time talking about the problems around the … Read More … Read More

How a children’s TV show taught me about compound interest

I discuss a skit from Square One Television involving a doubling allowance to show how our brains can’t grasp how compound interest works. There are some random things that stick in a kid’s brain. I remember a movie called The … Read More … Read More

More earnings than contributions: your next retirement tipping point

I finally achieve the point in my retirement savings where I have more earnings than I do contributions, and I talk about what this means. I started my first Roth IRA when I was two years out of college. At … Read More … Read More

Entrepreneurs, are you also focusing on your personal finances?

Entrepreneurs, especially solopreneurs, can end up neglecting their personal finances, to the detriment of both their business and life. I can still remember the coaching session with a client who owned his own business. I asked him what his income … Read More … Read More

America back to normal: Compassion fatigue and the end of unemployment benefits

As the pandemic rages and unemployment benefits are ending, I talk about how to view the situation and what you can do for yourself. In March 2020, in response to this new pandemic that was causing people to get uncontrollably … Read More …

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Why avoiding dealing with money doesn’t work (and what to do instead)

Many think that they can escape money stress through avoidance, but this can actually exacerbate stress. Here’s what you can do instead. If there’s one thing I know about how people deal with money, it’s that they love to avoid … Read More … Read

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What do you love to spend money on?

Frugality can go too far, and can lead to a scarcity mindset. Instead, I argue that it’s okay to spend money on things you love. My Twitter feed is a full of financial folks with names like*: I’m Crazy CheapThe … Read More … Read More

Is financial fitness more important than physical fitness?

I talk about how our culture leads people to focus unnecessarily on weight loss, instead of their own financial wellness. There are countless analogies between money wellness and health wellness. There’s a financial coaching outfit called The Financial Gym, which … Read More …

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