09Mar 2016 by Women's Money
Grounded Magic: Rethinking the Law of Attraction #WMW16 @Mikelann

Grounded Magic: Rethinking the Law of Attraction #WMW16 @Mikelann

#WMW16, Budgeting, Goals / Taking Action, Money in Your 20s/30s/40s/50s/Retirement, Relationships & Money, Women's Money Week
Can you attract more money?We’ve all heard about the “Law of Attraction”—that what you focus on, you attract.  (This was popularized in the book and movie, The Secret.) Said another way—many believe that your thinking creates and brings to you what you think about. While this may sound a bit overstated, I do believe that what you focus on tends to expand. Therefore, it is very important to be aware of what you focus your thoughts on.  Yes – the Law of Attraction can be very powerful.Read More >>by Mikleann Valterra
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08Mar 2016 by Women's Money
#WomensMoney Week: Financial Organization #WMW16

#WomensMoney Week: Financial Organization #WMW16

#WMW16, Goals / Taking Action, Miscellaneous, Women's Money Week
At the end of last year, Peanut and I decided to do something we've never done before: automate our finances. We signed up for autopay on every bill that allowed it (which was pretty much everything besides credit cards), figuring that it would be a lot easier than sitting down and paying everything once a month. It was taking a long time to reconcile our spreadsheet and pay all the bills every month and we just felt like we could get more organized and streamlined by taking advantage of automatic payments.What a disaster.Read More >>by Little Miss Moneybags
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08Mar 2016 by Women's Money
Simple Ways to Organize Your Financial Documents #WMW16

Simple Ways to Organize Your Financial Documents #WMW16

#WMW16, Budgeting, Goals / Taking Action, Miscellaneous, Money in Your 20s/30s/40s/50s/Retirement, Relationships & Money, Saving & Investing, Women's Money Week
Chances are that organizing your finances probably doesn’t rank at the top of your list of awesome ways to spend an afternoon.But this to-do is just as important—if not more so—than cleaning out your closet or tidying up the garage. And, at some point, we all just need to buckle down and tackle it.Here is a simple two-step approach to organizing your financial documents. Keep Track of Electronic Accounts Organize your electronic passwords. You can do this with the Electronic Accounts Recorder.  This handy tool is available through the Women's Money mentoring program or in your Women's Money Guidebook.Create a One Sheet "Map" of Important DocumentsUse a Vital Documents Inventory to keep track of documents like: passports,birth certificates,stock certificates,social security card,  immunization records, etc. The Vital Documents Inventory Sheet is also another…
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11Mar 2012 by Women's Money

How to Set Goals That Stick

Goals / Taking Action
It's important to set goals for yourself so that you have a plan for your life and know what you want to accomplish. Dreaming and developing goals is easy enough, but it's the following through and reaching those goals that can be difficult sometimes. (more…)
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11Mar 2012 by Elizabeth

5 Small Goals (with Huge Impact) You Can Make Today

Goals / Taking Action, Popular
Lofty goals are crucial to financial success. They motivate you and give you direction. But small goals should also be a part of your larger plan (because a large goal without incremental steps is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve.) Here are five small goals you can set today that will lead to your financial success: 1) Goal: Stay Up to Date with Personal Finance One of the best ways to achieve financial success is to keep up to date on what’s new in personal finance. Here are a few great ways to do that: (more…)
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