My five year-old twins love to pretend to drive. They will sit in the driver’s seat while parked in the garage, heads barely peeking over the windshield, and move the steering wheel back and forth, gleefully imagining they’re going places. If they tried to actually drive, they could make the car move, but it definitely …
Confession: I hate silver linings. They usually sound like this: At least you learned something from that failure. At least that person who died isn’t suffering anymore. At least now you know scuba diving isn’t your thing (ask me how I know). Silver linings are like a really lame consolation prize for the losers. No …
Brainstorming and evaluating options is something we do a lot of in the coaching process. Now there is a new option on the table to consider: whether or not to withdraw from your 401k. The $2 trillion stimulus bill includes a provision that allows you to withdraw a portion of your retirement money penalty-free. You …
It’s a classic scenario: you want to get the finances organized, and your spouse doesn’t seem to care. What I’ve found in my experience as a coach is that the seemingly apathetic spouse is almost always more willing to participate than the other spouse assumes. If you want your husband or wife to get on …
I was recently asked what the difference is between hiring a financial coach versus following the financial peace university workbook. It’s a fair question that deserves a sincere answer, because for someone who has never worked with a coach, it can seem like a very expensive human version of a book.
If you just want a little advice to keep squeaking by, then a financial coach won’t be worth your time or money. Financial coaching is for people who want to get amazing results in the shortest amount of time possible and experience personal growth in the process. Financial coaching is not for people with a …
