I often joke that I need an "Alice." You know…Alice from the Brady Bunch. (I’m dating myself…I know.) Better yet, I need a "Rosie," the robot-maid from The Jetsons because she did more than home management chores. Didn’t Rosie change the oil on Mr. J’s car once?...

I have some news...

You may not like it.

And it may not sit well with you…but I am committed to sharing what I learn, so here goes…

For years, I have read books and articles, listened to podcasts and watched YouTube videos on the subject. And I have concluded that life balance is...

Guilty, as charged!

I have gone through the steps to narrow down what requires my attention during this season. You know, my one thing that will be my way of “showing up” this year. Then, I devised a plan of action to accomplish my goals.

I started working my plan. Things were...

• 4:45 AM - Turn off alarm

• 4:45-6:45 - Personal Development Block: prayer, exercise, read, review plan for the day

• 6:45-6:55 - Prayer time with husband

• 6:55-7:05 - Prep lunch

• 7:05-7:30 - Prep breakfast

• 7:30-7:35 - Start car (It’s been single digits in the northeast lately; need it...

Sometimes I think I was born a strategist. Puzzles and logic & mystery games were commonplace in my childhood home. Remember, Clue, the board game?

My father, a computer programmer, taught me basic code before I was in double digits. My mother mapped out daily errands, and everything...

This is it! Only a couple of days until the new year.

In years past, I would frantically set goals for the next twelve months…soaking in the optimism and excitement that saturates this time of year. I would set unbelievably exhilarating goals…and peter out around mid-February, once...

“What?” you ask. “What is the best gift of all?” Well, you know I can’t share that without the backstory…how I came to discover it.

It started when my neighbor recently shared that her family decided they would give each other experiences for the holidays this...

I had a list…AND a budget…but then I walked into one of my favorite gift shops. I found the perfect Christmas gift for my husband. The problem was that I had spent waaaaay over the budgeted amount and I felt fully justified in buying it! One minute, I meditated on how he was going...

My grandmother never learned how to drive. She moved to New York City fresh out of her teens and learned the transit system. "Women don't need to drive," she would say, with a sly smile. "Not with an M-A-N around." Grandma had some "old" ways of thinking and operating about her. When my...

I know that I’ve been spoon feeding these “to dos” to you and that may be a tad frustrating. Please know…there is a rationale fueling my “madness.”

You see, I want you to get this financial freedom thing…I mean really get it...so that you may get on...

It is incredibly difficult to remain financially at peace when the holidays are in full swing. I’m sharing this “to do” list with you with the hope of stacking the odds in your favor. This way, once you’ve completed these tasks, you may enter the new year with clarity and...

It’s easy to feel a bit financially off-balance during the holiday season. The extra spending on trinkets and treats for the dozen or so holiday parties and open houses that we’ve been invited to…and the special shopping for those I love and appreciate…it all can become...