The Money Whisperer®: Marielle Higler, Marielle Higler

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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 [...]

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 [...]

Memorabilia and momentum

My last blog was about cleaning up my storage unit in Ithaca NY and my separation pains.
Have you looked at YOUR stuff lately?
What do all the photos and mementos mean to you? Do they sooth you? Do they remind you of your past? Happier times?  Do they subconsciously hinder you from moving into your future?
Let’s have some fun.  Work [...]

Stuffings

I just cleaned out my storage unit in Ithaca NY. After three and a half years “on the road”, renting furnished rooms or studio’s it is time to own up to my furnishings again.
I had to decide what to bring to Seattle and what to leave behind. It became one big, long, painful judgment of [...]

Priceless moments

Good news from your Money Whisperer today:
All is well, sleep in, smell the herbal tea, don’t read the paper; read or write a poem instead.
For one day put aside your worries about career, money, economy, future, voting on Tuesday. Allow the big problems to take a back seat for 24 hours or 48 if you [...]