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Want to be debt-free? No you don’t.

I know what you’re thinking: “WHHHHHAAAAaaaat? Who wouldn’t want to be debt-free?” Of course you want to get rid of debt – the interest costs,

December 1, 2020

A Comparison of Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps to a Values Based Planning Approach

“Is there a difference between your values based planning approach and Dave Ramsey’s program?” a reader asked. “How do they compare?” My reader had read

November 19, 2020

Three Things a Values-Based Money System Does for You That Budgeting Does Not

If your money system is running like a well-oiled machine and you’re on track to hit all your important goals, stop reading this and carry

November 9, 2020

Where to Start When You Want to Uplevel or Transform Your Finances

“Doris, what should I do first?” That, in a nutshell, is the most frequent money question women ask me as they seek to fix money

October 9, 2020

Two Things Six-Figure Women Do That Gives Them an “Unfair” Financial Advantage

What do high six- and seven-figure women know that women who aren’t earning up to their potential don’t? Actually, that’s not quite the right question.

September 29, 2020

Effective Negotiation Techniques: One Word to Avoid, One to Seek, and the Importance of Specifics

Let’s bypass negotiation techniques for a second and start with this: When was the last time you negotiated for something you wanted? A house? A

September 23, 2020

My Journey From Broke and Broken to Financial Health

You know how some people refer to September as a time of renewal? A time when you can leave all past disappointments behind, turn the

September 16, 2020

How to Negotiate a Mortgage Renewal and a Strategy to Save Money

Are you interested in saving money on your mortgage renewal? Then this post is for you. Every month, I hold Office Hours for my Women’s

September 9, 2020

Financial Influence: Who is Affecting Your Spending Choices?

Who are the people you spend the most time with? List them on a piece of paper. These people are potentially a source of financial

August 31, 2020

The Difference a Good Morning Routine Makes

Today, I want to share a story about what happened to my progress, financial and otherwise, when I stopped paying attention to my morning routine.

August 31, 2020

Getting Past Procrastination and Resistance to Achieve Your Financial Goals

Shawna just couldn’t get going on her to-do list. She had financial goals and she had an idea of what she should be doing, but

August 6, 2020

Your Income Is Not an Extra

We need to talk about your income. During the just-completed coaching sessions for my Master Your Money Mindset Course, three women said something striking to

July 30, 2020