Three Fun Ways to Reach Your Money Goals #WMWeek17 @patti4weatlh
It’s that time of year when everyone is thinking about setting new goals, and money goals are usually at the top of the list.If your New Year’s resolutions include money goals then you’ll love this article where I share three fun ways to make them a reality.A Harvard Business study revealed that those who have goals are ten times more successful than those without goals. But those with goals written down are three times more successful than those who have goals but are not in writing.Obviously, the most crucial key to reaching your money goals is to put them in writing. However, I have found that writing them down and doing nothing else brings minimal results.So what does it really take to reach your money goals?Here are three fun ways I…
Keeping a Good Work/Life Balance and Staying Healthy #WMWeek17
Our lives are becoming increasingly more busy as we strive to achieve careers and work to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes it seems like a never-ending race to get things done during a day that seems way too short. The separation between work life and home life is becoming blurred. We need to find that balance once again to keep us sane and healthy. Life is already stressful without bringing our work home with us. Family, kids, or other activities that are important to you await at home. If we don’t get time to relax or unwind, work performance and relationships can suffer, and we become susceptible to illness. Work/life balance is important to keep stress levels to a minimum and to not lose ourselves in our constant push for professional success.Create…
First Step to Overcoming Financial Stress
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It’s easy to despair over your finances, whether it’s your debt load, learning poor spending habits left you broke, or simply realizing you don’t know squat about doing your taxes. And it’s okay to have a cry once in a while. Crying is a normal reaction to stress. But when tears and despair become the norm when you think about your finances, you’ve got a problem. The more you despair, the more you lose hope and feel powerless to make any meaningful changes. News flash: this is your life, and you’re the only one who can improve it. And the first step to creating change and hope is gratitude. Feel free to roll your eyes at me. I know this answer sounds somewhere between “too good to be true” and…
Don’t Let Thanksgiving Gobble Your Money!
The holiday season approaches, heralded by cold weather and Thanksgiving. Even (especially) turkeys know the holidays are stressful. Between higher power bills, gathering relatives, mass cooking, and gifts it’s a wonder any of us make it through. Although we’re not quite to Thanksgiving, our winter holidays loom in the background. For now, let’s make it through Turkey Day with minimal financial stress. 1. What are Your Needs?In other words, how many people are you feeding? This is a pretty basic question you probably already know the answer too, or could easily determine. For 8 people buy a 12-pound turkey. For 10, buy a 15-pound turkey. (Follow that link for more information.)What if you have less than 8 people? My mom only had 3 people to cook for, which made a turkey…