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
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 Financial Habits: You’re One Away From Success this Fall
Before we jump into talk of financial habits, let’s take a second to be honest: How many of you have been counting down the days
September 3, 2019
Financial Lessons From a Taxi Driver
I don’t know what it is about me and taxi drivers. Whenever I’m in a car alone with them – something that happens infrequently –
May 23, 2018
A Place for “Stupid” Financial Questions: Women’s Money Group
Last fall, I talked to a heap of women from coast to coast about their challenges with money: What questions did they have? Where did
February 8, 2018
What does it take to solve a financial problem?
If I gave you $300,000, would that be the key to solving your financial challenges? If someone asked me that question, the smart-ass in me
August 3, 2017
Why One Financial Advisor Objects To My Book
In my upcoming book, I relay a story about a highly educated and accomplished woman who relies entirely on her husband and their financial advisor
February 1, 2017
Women and Investing: How We Benefit From a Lack of Confidence
My daughter took me to task this week when she saw my proposed title for this blog post on a scrap of paper. “What’s this?”
January 26, 2017
Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions and Do This Instead
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Have you given up on any of them yet? Some of them? The whole lot? Did you fail
January 12, 2017
Can the Law of Attraction be used to improve your finances?
This could be the shortest blog post ever if I answered my own question with a single-word answer, but that wouldn’t provide justification for my
November 23, 2016
Dear Former Prime Minister, Here's what I do for women and why I do it.
A long time ago, I bought a laminated place mat of the Prime Ministers of Canada, figuring that it might be more fun for my
September 27, 2016
Why a money give-away contest is potentially dangerous
Within two seconds of backing out of the driveway, my twelve year old asked, “Can you please turn on the radio?” The funny thing is
April 15, 2016
How to Stop Money From Sabotaging Your Life
Roughly one year ago my friend Sandra and I had a bright idea: Let’s create a private forum where women can talk about money. Lord
November 19, 2015
If you won the lottery, would you keep your husband?
Jennifer* is not a happy soul. She has faced a heap of challenges at work and her extended family has been – how shall I
July 22, 2015
Women & GICs – Are They a Good Fit?
This week I’m going to tackle the subject of investments that yield very low returns – the bad – but that are guaranteed – the
June 1, 2015
From Whom Should You Take Advice?
You’ll hear this at parties, in coffee shops and pretty much anywhere that people hook up to chat. Someone talks about a problem, mentions their
March 6, 2015
Rebuilding Your Finances
What should I say to these women? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself ever since I was asked to speak at the Royal Ottawa
January 13, 2015
Are You Too Old To Succeed?
Apparently I’m really old. At least that’s what John* the taxi driver implied by association when I rode in his car. When one reaches this
November 19, 2014
The Myth of More Money
Just imagine how nice it would be if someone sent you a gift of $20,000. Wouldn’t that be great? Even better, what if they magically
October 1, 2014
Step #1 for Your Money Plan: Start with the Goal
Picture this: It’s time for a holiday, time to get out of this place and get some serious R&R for a few weeks. You pack
July 14, 2014
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