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Archive for December, 2010

New Year’s resolutions: goals or tasks?

We are so full of good will at midnight on the 31st.   And why not? A whole new year ahead of us. Ahhh, the promise of a clean slate, the perfect moment to improve and change.
And yet, most New Year’s resolutions run out of steam before the end of January. Why is that?
Maria Nemeth, Ph.D. in her [...]

If you are unhappy living in money mayhem, why do you stay there?

If you are so unhappy living in money mayhem, why do you stay there?  
Whatever you have to do to get out of there, do it! Get out of that place that holds no profit, no growth, no happiness, no satisfaction, no legacy for you. You deserve better.  
If you need help with that, look for help [...]

Your country needs YOU

Adam Smith (1723-1790)          The Wealth Of Nations, (1776) 
 If each person pursued his own economic self-interest, society as a whole would benefit as if guided by an “invisible hand”.
You (and many others) are waiting for the government to fix the economy. Could it be that the government (and the economy) are waiting for YOU to straighten out [...]

Getting to know you

Isn’t it funny how couples spend lots of dating time finding out about each other’s preferences in food, clothing, and hobbies but not about how they can afford them?
Many couples decide to move in together or to get married avoiding the most important conversation of all: money!!
Setting up a household account is not enough. You [...]

You, your spouse and money talk

Which of these possibilities best describes the money relationship you have with your spouse:
-  I love the way my partner and I handle our finances together. I wouldn’t have it any other way
-  I have no idea how my spouse feels about money or my money behavior, but we seem to manage
-  We are not a money [...]