Category: Coaching

  • Are You Shutting Down Tonight – You Should If…

    Are you tired of all the political posturing in Washington?  This is CRAZY!  These people up there have no financial leadership whatsoever.  They do not realize that you CANNOT borrow yourself out of a financial mess.  Tough decisions have to be made AND SOON! Washington has 1) lived without a budget for almost six years…

  • Can I Be Honest With You?

    Recently in a meeting with a prospective client, I made the comment, “can I be honest with you?” Once I said it and realized what I had said, I followed that up with letting them know I was already being honest and I would continue to be honest with them. What I was trying to…

  • A Good Read…

    I have been reading a great book by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley. He is most known for his book The Millionaire Next Door. This latest book, or the latest one I have read from him is entitled Stop Acting Rich. Very statistically he points out the differences from those are are truly rich and those who…

  • Are You One Of The 76%?

    This week bankrate.com released study numbers via Twitter that many have know for sometime – very few have an adequate emergency fund.  In their tweet they shared that only 24% of American homes have a true emergency fund to protect them if financial storms hit.  In that tweet their definition of an emergency fund is…

  • Cleaning Up Your Credit Report

    One thing I encourage people to do regularly is review their credit report. Over the last few weeks I have asked several people if they have recently reviewed their report and I received the following reply back from everyone one of them- “yes, my score is…”. I proceeded to go on to tell them that…

  • Skimming!

    We are all confronted with issues in this modern tech age we live in.  While some would not call a debit card a “tech” tool, there are many using technology to get what they want from that card and, more directly, from your account.  This little email blurb was sent to me from a friend…