The Money Whisperer®: Marielle Higler, Marielle Higler

Archive for October, 2010

Legacies

Legacies When we hear the word – legacy- we immediately think Money, Wealth, Windfall. Many people have a last will and testament. They have bequeathed their earthly goods in writing, after long deliberations with partners and lawyers. Today I want to talk about our spiritual legacy, our “other” legacy. From: Showing Up For The Golden [...]

My very own first gold nugget

It was summer. I was outside, in front of our house, with the early morning sun in my face. I wore a cotton dress and my hair was tamed by a pin or a ribbon. I was on the sidewalk keeping my feet within the contours of the 1’ x 1’ concrete tiles. I promised [...]

Gold nuggets

Last week, as the guest speaker at the monthly Everett Newcomers luncheon (held at the beautifully rebuilt “Le Bistro” in Everett), I shared some thoughts about my book: Showing Up For The Golden Years. The majority of the almost sixty ladies present were retired and many of them were in their 70’s and 80’s, so [...]

The waymaker

Many, many years ago in ancient Polynesia, Hau Maka, the navigator, was charged by his king to find a safe place to settle for his people, away from crippling warfare. In a dream, he flew across the waters and “saw” that safe haven. He returned to his king and convinced him to embark and let [...]

The money blind spot

If you abhor the money blind spot you are in, why do you stay there?  Get out of it already. Whatever you have to do, do it, get over it, get out of there. Hold down an austerity spending plan, find a part time job, consider rearrangement of payment, or bankruptcy. I don’t care what you [...]