Category: Let’s Write About Financial Wellness
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6 Questions to Ask for Better Finances This Year
It’s been a little while since I’ve written on the blog, I’m still getting back to it after we had our child, but I want to say I appreciate all of you for continuing to check out the podcast and read older articles! The last few podcasts (which I’ll link to below) have centered around…
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Making Better Financial Decisions For Yourself
Every episode of the podcast has opened with a simple statement, which is “We aim to help you make better decisions for yourself.” I thought it might help to break down what I mean by that. A lot of financial advice is aimed as a sales pitch, whether an advisor is selling you products directly,…
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Renting a Home Can Be a Great Idea
I talked last week about home ownership and asked the question, should you own a home? Because of skyrocketing housing prices, a lot of people have made a lot of money in real estate. Most of those a lot of people are older, and most of them are likely parents. This is how advice becomes…
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Financial Stress Can Be Lasting, Be Kind
I spoke on the podcast this week with two friends of mine, who are also therapists about dealing with stress, and coping with the challenges that come from financial instability. The reality is that most financial duress we find ourselves in, so not easily remedied. Even the most simple solutions might take weeks to implement,…
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Talking About Financial Exclusion
When we talk about managing personal finances there’s a lot of generalities that get thrown out there. Money has a lot of institutional structure around it, so there’s often an idea that money works the same for everyone. The unfortunate reality is that there are many. many ways that people are disadvantaged or excluded from…