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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

IN A WORLD WHERE TEAM MEMBER RETENTION IS THE BEST RECRUITMENT STRATEGY, IT MAKES SENSE TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Welcome back everyone. Whether you’ve been out of town, away from work, or just getting back into the groove of things and new routines,...

The idea of back-to-school shopping today frightens me. I remember what it was like when I was in school. There were five students going...

It’s the last month of summer break for many who are planning to go back to work and/or school. So, time to take those camping trips,...

A client who is a single mom and schoolteacher began working with me as her financial coach in February. She has accomplished so much....

Ok, so you have lots of meetings on Zoom and in person these days so what's one more meeting? The purpose of the monthly budget committee...

There are several things that seem to unknowingly pop up in budgets that can wreak havoc on a budget, especially when you’re just...