Before you even get started with tracking and budgeting, it helps to have your hand on EVERYTHING you might need – this includes old pension statements, your income, bank log in details…. all of this is useful when controlling your finances. You’ll feel like a rockstar if you put this together!! …
Get Your S*** Together! – Get Organised, Take Charge Read More »
If you leave your money to it’s own devices, it WILL cheat on you. Like any good relationship, it takes regular input and love to keep it afloat. Trust me, if you don’t show money some love, someone else will! There is a very simple solution – start DATING your money! …
Christmas has been and gone, it’s the start of a new year, and if you’re anything like me, the tree is down, and the decorations have been packed away ready for next time. You might even now be thinking about those “new year’s resolutions” and hoping this year it will be …
When mastering a new skill, we go through stages of competence. Stage 1 is unconcious incompetence. It’s that stage when you think you’ll be able to do something because someone who is a master makes it look easy and you get started, only to find that you suck and it’s hard!! …
Comparisonitis is VERY VERY common!! Do you know what it is? Comparisonitis is when we constantly compare ourselves with others around us. We might compare and find that we are doing better, and we might compare and find that we’re doing worse. Now whether this perception is true or not is …
Comparisonitis – A Spending Trigger We Could All Do Without Read More »
Recently I attended a retreat called BeWealth run by One of Many and Dr Joanna Martin. During this weekend, I attended a session on leadership, and learnt about vulnerability. To be vulnerable is to be a leader, and it was through this that I had a valuable insight that I wanted to share with you. …
Are you numbing your emotions by spending money? Read More »
This week my dad finished a 2 week course of radiotherapy. It is a cause for celebration because he has reached yet another small milestone. He has a brain tumour, and he is fighting a very hard battle. During this journey that he is currently going through, I have made a …
With the risk of sounding a bit “woo-woo” or “wishy-washy” in this post, I wanted to talk to you about personality typing, specifically, The Sacred Money Archetypes®. A few years ago I did a course online in this subject, and quite honestly, it was probably the most accurate personality test I …
Food quality (and quantity), the way we exercise, relax and live our lives all impact on our health. Many of these are dependent on access to a decent disposable income. Money isn’t everything, but when we rely on it to provide us with the basics, we need to think about the …
The Wealth-Health Connection – How Does It Affect You? Read More »
Having a credit card is seen as a bit of a “rite of passage” isn’t it? When I turned 18, I was offered a credit card as part of my student account package with my bank. I thought it was the most amazing thing ever! The problem was, I wasn’t taught …
Should I Get A Credit Card? Before You Do, Watch This First! Read More »