The Money Whisperer®: Marielle Higler, Marielle Higler

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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 [...]

The future is not something illusive and far away. It begins now…and now…and now

Yesterday we celebrated my friend Deborah’s 60th birthday and her clean bill of health after a bout with  cancer. She is full of energy again. She looked absolutely fabulous!  She is done with doctors, hospitals, surgeries, treatments and invasive medications. She received a new lease on life. Exhilarating! What will she do with her future? [...]

(a New) Mind over Money

Imagine yourself on a date, or at work, or in traffic. Although the circumstances are very different, your interactions in each category may be routine. The same occurs when you communicate with your money. The same old laments, the same old excuses. The deja vue all over again. The obvious responses may have worked at some point, but [...]

One day….some day….

I made that open-ended promise to myself all the time: One day when the kids are grown……….. Some day when I have the time……….. Once I am retired……………….   As a single mom of two kids I lived on a tight schedule. Time was precious, so putting off some great plan for later was not unheard [...]

If you cannot find it in yourself, where will you go for it? Confucius

My wish for you for 2011 is that you will allow time for introspection. I wish you will find the calmness within yourself to stand still for a moment and look at where you are in your life and where you are headed. Forget your daily grind, stresses and anxieties for a moment and meet [...]