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Why It’s Time to Normalize Getting Financial Help We live in a culture where it’s increasingly acceptable to seek help for our mental health, physical wellness and even relationship challenges. Therapy has lost much of its stigma, fitness trainers are mainstream and marriage counseling is widely recognized as valuable. Yet when it comes to our […]

September 14, 2025

Financial Help Without Shame

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The holiday season brings a familiar paradox: while meant to celebrate joy, love and togetherness, it often leaves families stressed, overspent and drowning in debt. This blog explores how to break free from the commercial pressure and discover authentic holiday contentment without sacrificing the magic of the season. You’ll learn practical strategies to create meaningful […]

September 7, 2025

Holiday Contentment Without Overspending

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This comprehensive guide to budgeting will teach you everything you need to transform your finances in just 30 days. You’ll discover the exact 6-step system I use with my clients to help them take control of their money, eliminate financial stress and build real wealth, even if you’ve never successfully budgeted before. Picture this: You’re three weeks […]

August 31, 2025

The Beginner’s Guide to Budgeting

Money talks, but sometimes it whispers secrets that can tear relationships apart. While most couples understand the importance of emotional and physical fidelity, there’s another form of betrayal that’s becoming increasingly common yet rarely discussed: financial infidelity. According to recent studies, financial disagreements are one of the top predictors of divorce. But what happens when […]

August 24, 2025

Financial Infidelity: The Hidden Betrayal

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When your spouse has ADHD, managing your finances together isn’t as easy as everyone thinks. When my husband was recently diagnosed with ADHD, suddenly everything clicked into place. The impulse purchases that appeared without discussion, the glazed look during budget conversations, the way he’d shut down when I brought up our credit card balance, it […]

August 17, 2025

Managing finances with your ADHD spouse

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Twenty years ago, we thought we were being responsible. We attended marriage preparation classes, we had marriage mentors and we even met with a financial advisor. But somehow, no one told us the most important thing: we needed to have practical conversations about money. We needed to budget – together. Looking back, we made some […]

August 10, 2025

The Money Mistakes We Made

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Personal finance books changed everything for me. When I started my financial journey, I was drowning in debt and living paycheck to paycheck. I thought wealthy people were just “lucky” or had some secret I didn’t know about. That all changed when I discovered these 8 personal finance books that completely transformed my relationship with […]

August 3, 2025

8 Personal Finance Books That Changed My Life

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“My husband tracks expenses obsessively,” Emma told me during our first coaching call, frustration clear in her voice. “Every coffee, every gas fill-up, every grocery trip. He’s got spreadsheets that would make a CFO (Chief Financial Officer) jealous. But we’re still living paycheck to paycheck and I have no idea why.” This is the story […]

July 27, 2025

Why Tracking Expenses Doesn’t Work

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Do you and your spouse struggle to have positive money conversations? You scroll through Instagram and see another couple’s vacation photos. Your first thought? “How do they afford that?” Your second thought? “Why can’t we get our money act together like everyone else?” Meanwhile, you’re sitting there dreading the moment your spouse brings up the […]

July 20, 2025

Are Money Conversations Hurting Your Marriage?

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If you’ve been married for more than a day, you know that saying “I do” doesn’t magically align your financial habits overnight. Many couples spend years, even decades, in frustration around money, despite both spouses genuinely wanting to get on the same financial page. As a financial coach for couples, I’ve walked alongside many couples […]

July 13, 2025

Why Couples Struggle with Money

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