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Musings on personal finance and more. Not written with AI since 2012.

It’s time to create your own unemployment insurance

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If you’re employed, you have the option to create your own unemployment insurance that’s even more flexible than what you get through work. Some people don’t seem to understand what “getting unemployment” is all about. Unemployment is a kind of … Read More … Read More

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How to lose $600 a week and still survive

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Millions of people who depend on unemployment just lost $600 in wages per week. Here are some tips on how to cope with a massive income loss. If you’re reading this from a place outside of the U.S., or from … Read More … Read More

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I would love to be out of a job

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We have enough wealth to ensure that no one suffers from food or housing or even money insecurity. Until we do that, I’ll have a job. I love being a money coach. There are few things in life that make … Read More … Read More

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Why a money coach is different from both a therapist and a financial planner

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While similar and sometimes confused, a money coach provides a unique service to clients that are not the same as a therapist or financial planner. Everyone know what a therapist does, more or less. You may not be seeing one, … Read More … Read More

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If you lowball yourself, you’ll get what you asked for

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Undervaluing yourself in wage and salary negotiations can be one of the biggest hindrances to building wealth. Fear and scarcity mindset is why we do it though. There are so many aspects to our financial life, our income specifically, that … Read More … Read More

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Freed from the golden handcuffs: the surprising joy of being laid-off

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Anyone can feel like they have golden handcuffs even if they don’t make a lot of money. But breaking free can give you surprising relief. There is a lot to be unhappy about right now. Rampant injustice, an economy that … Read More … Read More

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Where you can find me on social media (and why)

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An update on my social media channels, including reasoning for why I’m on (or not on) certain sites. A few years back, I talked about what social media I was using (and, more to the point, not using). It’s a … Read More … Read More

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Enroll in my new course: Take Control of Your Money Story

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I announce the release of my first-ever online course, and why knowing your money story is so crucial to your building wealth. Ever since I started blogging back in 2012 (no joke!), I’ve wanted to offer more to you. At … Read More … Read More

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The politics in empathy

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If there is any political alignment I have, it’s for views that allow for the most empathy. I believe that’s how most people can thrive. Money is political. There’s no getting around it. We need to acknowledge it and move … Read More … Read More

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Is money political?

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It has become harder to separate the political from our building and maintaining wealth. Probably because money was always political. I’ve spent years trying to convince people that money is inherently emotional. You may think of a financial planner’s report, … Read More … Read More

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