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Money: Values, Behaviors, Habits and Change

Posted on August 24, 2022

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Money values, behaviors, habits, and change: Perhaps there is something about middle age, or a pandemic, that creates the urge to examine values, behaviors, habits, and change. At my 25th college …

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The Ideal Retirement Plan: It’s About More Than Money

Posted on June 8, 2022

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The ideal retirement plan: it's about more than money. I knew a man who couldn’t wait to retire from his government job. With a few decades of hard work and wise money decisions, he was able to …

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The ABCs of Behavioral Economics

Posted on June 2, 2022

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The ABCs of Behavioral Economics: This article was originally published in NAPFA Advisor magazine. Behavioral economics, with its long lexicon of “biases,” has enjoyed great popularity for a couple …

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Guest Rap Song Post: It Won’t Go To Zero

Posted on May 3, 2022

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Guest rap song post: It Won't Go To Zero. In early 2010, Ken Robinson, JD and Certified Financial Planner in Ohio, produced a funny rap video with a serious educational message: "It Won't Go to Zero." …

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2021 Book Reviews

Posted on March 3, 2022

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2021 Book Reviews: Last year I read or listened to 48 books. That's not a number particularly worth bragging about (I think my bookworm mother probably read twice that many). But, it was enough that I …

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What Is Financial Anorexia?

Posted on December 29, 2021

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What is financial anorexia? Financial anorexia is a type of spending disorder. People who suffer from the eating disorder of anorexia may obsess about food and the number on the scale. People who …

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What’s a Holiday Spending Style?

Posted on December 8, 2021

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What's a holiday spending style? It's the approach you take to spending money on others. How do you decide what to spend at the holidays, and on whom? In her program, Money Habitudes …

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Decision Fatigue and Shopping

Posted on December 1, 2021

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Decision fatigue is a real thing. I discovered this poignantly on a recent shopping trip. The mission was simple: Buy a spice rack. I figured the best shot was at Bed Bath Beyond (BBB); a store I had …

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Letting Go of Money Self-Doubt

Posted on November 17, 2021

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Letting go of money self-doubt is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. Sometimes these messages operate in the background, quietly driving decisions when we don't realize it. Other times …

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Accepting Gifts Graciously

Posted on December 7, 2020

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Accepting gifts graciously can be difficult. “Oh, thank you…but I didn’t get you anything!” How often has that awkward response ruined a nice giving moment? We are wired for reciprocity. It’s hard to …

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