The First Steps to Take Control of Your Finances
Earlier this week, I gave a class on the steps required, in order, to take control of your finances and get you to a place
July 29, 2022
What to Do When the Stock Market is Turbulent
This year, so far, hasn’t been pretty for the stock market. It has experienced turbulence, to put it mildly. Actually, turbulence implies ups and downs,
July 11, 2022
The Best Way to Beat Inflation – Part 3
For the past week, I’ve been pulling apart the issue of inflation (i.e. rising costs) and the impact it has on women’s finances. Mostly, it’s
April 25, 2022
Part 2 of a Powerful 3-Part Approach to Beat Inflation
Yesterday, I shared Part 1 of my 3-Part Approach to Beat Inflation: Short-term strategies. Today, I want to share Part 2 – Medium-term strategies. Because
April 22, 2022
A Powerful 3-Part Strategy to Beat Inflation
What do you do when the cost of almost all essential goods is rising faster than your income? I’m talking about people who have less
April 21, 2022
Inflation: Did Mr. Money Mustache get it right?
A couple days ago, I asked my community of women about the impact of inflation on their finances. Here are the questions I posed: Have
April 14, 2022
Letting go of money shame for a fresh financial start
We need to talk. In the last year, most of my private coaching clients – yes, most – came to me with two dominant feelings: overwhelm
March 25, 2022
How to Deal with the Impact of Inflation
Have you seen what’s going on with prices these days? I went out shopping last night and I was taken aback. Here’s what I found:
March 10, 2022
Mindset Patterns to Eliminate – Clean Up & Clarify Step 4
For the past two weeks, my community has been hard at work decluttering spaces that cause stress. The idea is to Clean Up & Clarify
January 19, 2022
The danger with decluttering – Clean Up & Clarify Step 3
I bet you’ve experienced this. You start a clean up project. Let’s say you’ve decided to deal with clutter in your office. Your desk is
January 13, 2022
The Next Step to Clean Up & Clarify
Have you identified the first spot you want to tackle in your mission to declutter and make space for the good in 2022? Don’t have
January 7, 2022
A different (better) start to the new year
Welcome to 2022! I want to start things off differently this year. I’m going to begin by sharing an observation. “What on earth is going
January 6, 2022
3 Money Questions from a Client on Savings, Points and Credit Cards
One of my Money-Smart Students program graduates reached out with some great questions. I thought I’d share my responses with you since I’ve had several
December 2, 2021
Why I’m now choosing Tangerine and EQ Bank over Simplii and KOHO for chequing and savings accounts
If you were to start over and pick all of your key financial accounts from scratch, which would you choose? Forget about the fact that
November 5, 2021
Four Steps to Nail Spending Choices Before Christmas
What’s your spending plan for the rest of this year? If you’re like one of my coaching clients, you might think, “I’m too busy right
October 20, 2021
The Results Were Clear: Women Fear This in Personal Finance
I want to chat about an aspect of personal finances that causes women THE most stress and concern. The reason this matters is because it’s
September 22, 2021
A Ridiculously Cheap but Powerful Financial Tool
Ever heard of Richard Branson? He’s the guy who founded The Virgin Group in the 1970s and has since built a global empire of companies.
September 8, 2021
Financial Patterns: The Yoyo Effect
Financial patterns can be insidious. Has this happened to you? Despite your efforts, you find that frustrating financial patterns keep showing up in your life.
August 26, 2021
The Money-Smart Students Program
If you could turn back the clock and talk to your 16-year-old self, what would you tell her or him about money? What choices did
July 29, 2021
How Much Money to Allocate to Each Category
How much money should you allocate to each category in your personal finances? We’re talking about things like housing, food, transportation, savings, going out, and
July 22, 2021
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