by Rick Kahler | Dec 16, 2016 | Basics, Life, Money
Making sound money decisions is fundamental to financial and emotional wellness. One component of that decision-making is applying logic and rationality to a set of known facts. For example, perhaps I read several articles on financial health. One says that living on...
by Carl Richards | Nov 23, 2016 | Basics, Experiences, Values
Remember that kid in your high-school geometry class who raised his hand and asked the question everyone knew the answer to? Remember how the class laughed and thought he was so dumb? It turns out that kid wasn’t dumb. That kid was humble. More humble than most of us....
by Amy Jo Lauber | Nov 4, 2016 | Abundance, Basics, Money
Our support group (“I HATE Budgeting but I like having money”) was delighted to have mental health counselor Elizabeth Galanti (www.elizabethgalanti.com) present this topic to us. She started the conversation by asking us all to take a moment to think about money....
by Brittney Castro | Oct 26, 2016 | Basics, Financial Planning, Money
Do you ever just wish someone would tell you exactly what to do with your money? That it feels almost overwhelming to figure out how to save for your goals and still pay for your current life? I totally get it. Managing money is not always easy, and sometimes...
by Rick Kahler | Oct 22, 2016 | Basics, Experiences, Money
At a recent workshop sponsored by the Center for Action and Contemplation, I was introduced to a principle that could be a helpful way to frame and change hurtful money behaviors. It’s based on the work of Adrian Bejan, a professor of mechanical engineering at Duke...
by Amy Jo Lauber | Oct 7, 2016 | Basics, Money, Skillsets
Most of economic theory is based on the assumption that we make rational, logical, and beneficial financial decisions. Ha! Most of us make purely emotional (or “socially informed”) decisions about money most of the time, some of which may be beneficial, but most are...
