An Outline for Success~
I love books that give me a path, a framework, or recommendations for how living differently can create or add joy to my life. There are...
Monica Wales
- Sep 17
- 3 min
How Do Your Values Align?
What are your values? Let’s start by defining values. According to the Oxford dictionary, : “a person's principles or standards of...
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Monica Wales
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Three Considerations For a "Normal" Life
It has been an interesting couple of months. April and May were filled with a bunch of opportunities to meet people in person and lots of...
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Monica Wales
- May 26
- 4 min
Birthdays, Holidays, Vacations, OH MY!
There are lots of special occasions to celebrate every year. Specifically, birthdays, holidays, and vacations. How do you manage the gift...
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Monica Wales
- May 19
- 4 min
5 Mistakes of a Graduate
This is the time of year where hope is renewed. Young adults are venturing out of high school and college with the expectation that they...
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Monica Wales
- May 11
- 3 min
A Revealing Tale
This blog was supposed to be about preparing for graduation as a graduate and as parents of a graduate. I just can’t say that my heart is...
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Monica Wales
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Before You RSVP Yes to a Wedding Invitation...
Tis the season for weddings! As I worked with a client last night, she told me that she had been invited to play a role in the wedding...
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Monica Wales
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Three Great Benefits to Offer Team Members
There’s been a lot of talk about what employers can do to help retain team members. With the labor market struggling to keep up with...
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Monica Wales
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Four Financial Strategies to Tidy Up!
It was a sunny Sunday morning, and I was getting ready to go to church. I wanted to wear something a bit more seasonal or at least...
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Monica Wales
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Access self-care while maintaining a budget!
I will be the first one to admit that self-care to me, means being able to get my nails done, or go to the spa once a quarter and/or have...
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Monica Wales
- Mar 21
- 3 min
What's going to GIVE?
Often, we ask the question of “who” is going to give. More and more I’m hearing couples and families talk about what is going to give? As...
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Monica Wales
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Whose "Vacation" is it?
A new trend is popping up for my clients these days. The clients are all on different Baby Steps and many of them have very generous...
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Monica Wales
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Benefits of a Financially Successful Team Member
IN A WORLD WHERE TEAM MEMBER RETENTION IS THE BEST RECRUITMENT STRATEGY, IT MAKES SENSE TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR...
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Monica Wales
- Feb 9
- 2 min
What's In Your Clutch?
Confession time. We’ve been on our debt-free journey for over 10 years and yet my husband and I still have a credit card “for the...
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Monica Wales
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Doing more...of what?
The last week of December and first week of January I took a hard look at the previous year and really defined what I wanted to see from...
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Monica Wales
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Redefining Generosity
Today, my father is turning 70 years old in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. As I look back in my own life, I recall throwing my first...
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Monica Wales
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
No-Nonsense Coaching
Recently I was working with a client to establish a budget for her to work with for the month of December. As we talked through the...
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Monica Wales
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
The Intelligent Way to Build Your Fully-Funded Emergency Fund
If you’re new to Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps, (or Chicken Steps as one of my clients calls them), Baby Step #3 is to fully fund your...
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Monica Wales
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Three Steps to Protect YOUR Money~
My brother and I had the opportunity to visit Boise this summer. I always take a little bit of cash when I travel but I ran out during...
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Monica Wales
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
There's a First Time for Everything!
Do you remember the first time you drove a car or the last time you started a new job? Can you picture it? Did you have butterflies in...
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