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Planning a Simple Frugal Wedding on a Non-Budget

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Okay, I know it’s been like forever since I’ve written a blog post. However, I’ve been planning a wedding and getting ready to become a wife! Whoa, I feel the gravity in even writing that sentence.

Anyway, I thought I’d share some of the ways we are keeping things simple and the costs low but also doing it on a non-budget (Don’t worry I did save for this; I’m just not counting every penny!!).

Also, if you prefer to do a budget (I usually do) check out this awesome blog post by my friend, Andrea.

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Are you Ready for a Money Coach?

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Hello friends, I know my writing has not been regular lately but let’s face it, not much in the world is regular lately. 😉

Today I want to talk a bit about what a money coach is how you might know if you are ready for one. Just like anything in life when we want to get better at it, we need to focus some energy working at it.

For example, if you play a sport and are looking to improve, you may hire a coach. Or if you are working out again for the first time after a period of complacency, you might want to hire a coach or a trainer.

what if you are working to improve your habits surrounding money and/or dig your way out of debt, why not consider a coach? I’m not trying to sell you anything nor am I a money coach. However, I do know many people who are and feel their services can be very valuable.

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Always Verify Before Paying Bills

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Just this week, I had an invoice from the healthcare system, where I consume most of my care, that looked fishy. I decided to embark on a little experiment and do some cross-checking. Rather than bore you with the details of my billing errors, I’ve decided to compile a blog post about the why and how of verification.

There’s a saying when it comes to construction, “measure twice and cut once.”

Or how about the Russian proverb, “trust but verify“?

These are things because to err is human! And yes, to forgive is simply divine. 🙂

As long as we have humans inputting data and building software, we will have billing errors.

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Developing Resilience for Mental Wealth & Money Management, part 1

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Resilience can take you far in life and it’s what most athletes train for. Whether or not you think you are an athlete, I’m here to tell you, you are an athlete in the game of life. I recommend we all grow our resilience muscles.

Let’s start with defining it:

Resilience

noun

  1. The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
  2. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.

And then let’s look at some synonyms of resilience – flexibility, pliability, suppleness, plasticity, elasticity, springiness.

I’ll go further and state that if we can develop resiliency in the game of life, we’ll be able to recover quickly and bounce back from adversity.

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