Why does your money story even matter? If you are trying to change the way you behave with money, why bother looking into your past? Because to deal with money well, you need to know what goes in the background of your mind. Often an echo of a memory can pop up – sometimes at the oddest times – with an unhelpful effect on your money habits.
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It all kicked off when the other day we were enjoying time with friends who had come to stay with us for a couple of days. As always happens with my friends now, the conversation turned to money – how much we’d like to have, what we’d do with it and how to invest.
Sometimes the best money management tips come from the most unexpected places.
This quick exercise will tell you all you need to know about your money situation right now.
Find out if you are living in a financial fantasy, and how to get out of fairy land!
When clients come to me for negotiation skills coaching, many struggle to separate negotiation from ideas of fighting, argument and conflict. The core of this is that many people – especially women – see negotiations as risky situations threatening their relationships. When you need to negotiate with your partner or employer – you may worry that asking for more could undermine your relationship.
A cash buffer is your first line of defence against expensive debt, unnecessary stress and being overwhelmed by life’s unexpected events. Yet too many of us fail to build a cash reserve that we can fall back on if we become unwell, need an urgent repair, or face unemployment. This short article helps you work out what you need.
In traditional economics, you are told that humans basically make financial decisions like robots. I sat through lecture after lecture being told to make decisions in my own self interest – and frankly, I struggled with that idea. Because my self interest was not just about getting the best price, or the ‘highest economic value’. That doesn’t work for humans in reality.
There is a note in my diary to ‘write a blog about financial integrity’ – and this is part of my Money Pizza series of articles. And I am stuck. Because financial integrity means so many things. It means paying what you can afford to pay for someone whose work is valuable to you. It…
Break the taboo around talking about money with this simple tool – the Money Pizza! Get a handle on where you really are with your money, and where to focus your efforts. The Money Pizza. It’s tasty. You’ll like it.
