“I got the sweetest hangover, I don’t wanna get over.” That’s the hook from Diana Ross’ sultry disco hit of the 1970s. And she is right: A love hangover can be “sweet, sweet, sweet.” However, if you’ve ever had an alcohol related hangover, you know it is anything but sweet. You wake up the next [...]
December 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
OccupyUStreet (Preview Session)
As soon as you catch your breath from the festivities of the holiday season, it’ll be time to rev up for the New Year. Are you ready? Is money – whether it is to earn more, save more, spend wisely, invest strategically, become debt free – a top financial goal? Moving beyond the dollar and [...]
December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Other Side of Rejection
I published the first issue of my e-newsletter, Financial Profundities, in 2003. In eight years, I’ve never, ever, added someone to the distribution list without their permission; they either signed up after a workshop, gave me verbal permission, or were added as a result of a purchase of a product or service. And, I never [...]
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Oh, I’ll Have the Same
A good friend recently described this time of the year as the “silly season.” So dubbed because of what is unfolding as the 2012 presidential election campaign kicks into high gear. While his comment makes me chuckle, especially in light of recent events, I see an ironic parallel between the election season, the countdown to [...]
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Smart Shopping + Smart Spending = Happy Holidays!
Some of us start saving for the holiday shopping season a full-year in advance. While others of us are looking at the calendar with utter astonishment wondering, “OMG, how many more paychecks will I get before the holidays arrive?” Ironically, both approaches require the same thing. Whether the economy is doing well or in a [...]
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Giving Thanks For…
Earlier this month, Alexia, the brainchild behind Awaken Your Careerpreneur, wrote a thought-provoking post – “I’m Sorry, and Here’s Why.” In it, she talked about our cultural tendency to say, “I’m sorry,” as if on autopilot – without much regard for explaining what exactly it is for which we are sorry. She then offered a [...]
November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Food. Diet. Money. Budget.
Food and money have a lot in common. For starters, a healthy relationship with either requires a common sense approach – something that is often easier said than done. And, your relationship with food and money forecast to the world a great deal about your behavior, choices and mindset, and dare I be bold enough [...]
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Everyone Needs a Cheerleader
I am an avid runner, logging approximately 12-15 miles most weeks. Yet, I’ve never run a marathon, let alone THE marathon – as in the New York City/ING Marathon. But each year, you can find me on the sidelines in Brooklyn cheering on the runners. I get so excited for them, inspired by the discipline [...]
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When Can Your Side Job Become THE Job?
If you have a side-business, it is probably your intention that someday it will no longer be a “side” gig. I suspect your dream is that one day you’ll be able to dedicate 100% of your time and resources to it and let go of your “day job.” But how do you know when you [...]
