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. …
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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 …
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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 »
Whether to pay off debt first before starting to invest has been a conundrum for so many people! I had the same question when I first started properly taking care of my money – the finance books said yes, pay off the debt first, then you can focus on saving and …
We have all heard of domestic abuse – and this conjures up images of women with bruises and scars to most minds. But domestic abuse is so much more than this. Not only can it affect men too, but it can also extend beyond the physical and the emotional. In fact, …
Now let me start by saying that gambling itself isn’t a problem. Many people enjoy a flutter on the horses or the dogs during a day out, and betting on a football team to win makes the game more enjoyable for many people. Las Vegas draws millions of people every year …
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