The Money Whisperer®: Marielle Higler, Marielle Higler

Posts under ‘Master life plan’

Show your worth

All the talk about the fiscal abyss and the possible threats to Social Security made me realize how vulnerable most of us are, especially seniors who stand to lose part of their basic (and often the only) means of survival. Because women tend to live longer than men our vulnerability will last longer. Overall not much [...]

The emotional 401K

People in the work force, if they get lucky, are invited to participate in the corporate 401K program. Everybody does it, so they do it. The investment world uses rosy pictures and fear to convince people to take that route. And besides, nobody in their right mind would let the contribution of the employer go to [...]

Taking charge of your life is not a root canal

I bought “Dark Star Safari” by Paul Theroux as my reading material for the long flight from Seattle to Cape Town end of October last year. It has taken me this long to finish it. It is full of confirmations as small parts of my life from the UN and NGO years in the 90’s resurfaced [...]

Eighty percent of success is showing up

As Woody Allen said so eloquently: eighty percent of success is showing up. Join us this Saturday September 10th at 1.00 pm at the ParkPlace Books in Kirkland. I will share with you how I dealt with my midlife crisis and the birth of the Money Whisperer. If you feel vulnerable in this economy or stuck in [...]

Long term self care

Are you inching up to midlife or retirement? Do you feel barraged by all the questions and impending changes related to these stages in life? Fantastic!!! Having questions is a sign of intelligence, foresight, of a desire to be safe, of an urge to come out ahead.     The trick now is to find answers, [...]