A few months ago I was at a presentation about money. It was not a presentation about new tax rules or how to invest, but it was about how hard it is to talk about money. "I know that!" I thought to myself. A+ for me. Why is talking about money so hard? Well, [...]
I've been doing a lot of work the past three weeks helping clients prepare budgets. I think it's that time of year. People start to freak out around December - I know I do. All this money going out - I'm going to be destitute! That thought doesn't help when you're already stressed out about [...]
I'm an accountant. Accountants are notoriously bad at communication. There is usually a reason someone chooses to become an accountant and that reason is usually because numbers are so straight-forward. They are clear and concise, easy to line up, sort and deal with. They are usually associated with projects and with decisions that have very [...]
I start new posts all the time. These posts are usually about time. I say start because I often run out of time and never finish these posts I've started. Actually - my post attempts are getting less and less frequent. Why is that? I don't have time to even start posts these days. I realized [...]
My blog post ideas usually hit me on the head when I'm having a bit of a struggle in my life. Today's struggle was getting my kids out the door and to their school. This seems relatively straight forward in theory and I've even developed a checklist for each of my kids to complete [...]
This is Kitty And this is Kitty out enjoying nature. "Uh - looks like fireman Lego with a Darth Vader Lego cape and falling off headphones." That's what you think. Oh how wrong you are. Kitty (and Kitty is the combination of Lego man and the cat [...]
Well, my blogging has taken a hit lately (last blog post Feb 3rd - really? It has been a long time!) Blog hiatuses are a bit of a pattern with me. Things get in the way - tax season (it just kept going this year), kids, summer (Kits Pool, biking and hiking!) and life... In the [...]
It is pretty darn easy to get married. All you really need is a license and hey - it only costs $100! Of course some people have fancy weddings and yes, they take a lot to organize and can be costly. But you get a choice in doing that. You don't get the same choice when [...]
What if. What do you normally think right after those two words? I tend to think what if...CATASTROPHE! My preponderance to imagine the worst case scenario is so ingrained in me that even though I have proven to myself that the worst case scenario NEVER happens, I still always go to what if..CATASTROPHE as my first [...]
What is your relationship with money? I thought I'd better ask you again because I have been assuming you have a similar relationship to money that I have. Lately I've been realizing that my assumptions often get me into hot water. So to figure out if you have similar money issues to me, I'd better [...]