Recently, a woman with extremely strong hiring credentials wrote an article that went viral. It was titled, “How I Got Rejected From a Job at the Container Store.” Her commentary on her inability to get a job provided humor and insight, but it was a quote toward the end of the peace that most resonated with […]
This week I was mentioned in Forbes. They didn’t give my name, but they did tell a very personal story about my relationship with money. The journalist had permission, but as a woman who has lots of words to use up on a daily basis, I found their edited rendition of my tale to be […]
There’s a billboard in our town that says “Goodbye Emergency. Hello Life.” Can you guess the product being advertised? (Go ahead … I’ll wait … ) It’s pitching an emergency room. I have to say, my mind reels when I wonder how that slogan can rewrite the scripts carved in my brain by years of […]
I was a preteen at the time of the Tylenol tamperings when seven innocent consumers died of cyanide poisoning. I remember the transition between receiving home-baked treats at Halloween and receiving only prepackaged candy with a recommendation to have it x-rayed by police before you ate it. I am now raising children who are not […]
Shortly after I earned my CFP® certification, my financial life fell apart. It wasn’t because I failed to create a plan, I planned for all the usual things – living expenses, retirement, savings, insurance. Essentially I planned for financial fair weather and in case of rain, I created an emergency fund that was larger than […]
