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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

A Shout Out to Four Inspiring Women

Today, I want to say thank you to four women in this community whose engagement has supported me and kept me moving forward as I

July 24, 2020

What a Money Map Shows You and How to Create One

Do you have a good idea of how money flows into and out of your life? Can you easily spot the areas that need to

July 22, 2020

Why I stopped using Tangerine products and prefer the Simplii/PC Mastercard combo

Last year, for my Women’s Money Group, I offered a workshop on the best credit cards available at that time. I created a spreadsheet of

July 16, 2020

A Hack to Pay Off Debt Faster

Several people who recently joined my mailing list emailed me to say that dealing with debt is their number one issue. If you’re in the

July 10, 2020

Money Tip – Organizing Your Finances

When you make purchases, what do you do with the receipts? Do you have a system to corral them, or do you end up having

July 3, 2020

5 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Better Results With Your Money – Organizing Your Finances

Welcome to my series on Organizing Your Finances to Make Better Use of Your Time and Money! In my last post, I talked about three

June 27, 2020

The Top 3 Reasons to (Re)Organize Your Finances

Is the way you organize your finances serving you well? Here’s a quick quiz to give you an idea. Answer True or False to the

June 24, 2020

What Does Your “Money Tree” Look Like?

Have you ever experienced this: You set a financial goal and work super hard to achieve it, but regardless of what you do, you can’t

June 18, 2020

The reason you don’t have the present life you want

Do you watch Queer Eye? It’s a show on Netflix that my family is hooked on. (Well, OK, my older teenage daughter is obsessed.) If

June 10, 2020

Spring Cleaning for Your Finances – The Strategic Edition

How are your closets looking these days? I’ve heard countless stories of people going on a cleaning frenzy during the pandemic. Closets, basements and garages