By Patricia Stallworth – Money often has a way of disappearing right before your eyes so if you want to know where it is going, follow it by keeping a money journal. I suggest that all of...

By Penelope Lemov – A little–perhaps a lot–of sympathy may be in order here. Our children and their friends are coming out of college and graduate school drowning in debt and buffeted by woes that ripple out...

By Patricia Stallworth – April is National Financial Literacy Month and a study released by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling and the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association showed that 42% of Americans give themselves a C,...

Financial independence can sometimes be an abstract concept until you achieve it. So I think it’s always helpful to take a peek into the mindset of those who have achieved it. Here are some comments made by...

Having a get-out-of-debt plan ain’t sexy but it can have a huge impact on your future. If you don’t already have a plan, the best time to get started is NOW. Instead of waiting until the New...

By Kathy Caprino – I’ve been watching my clients — and myself — these past two years around the experience of charging fees, asking for payment, suggesting folks re-enroll in their programs, etc., and here’s what I’ve...

By Hollis Colquhoun – Money is such an elemental aspect of life and yet so intertwined with emotion and ego. Almost all of the female clients I have counseled admit they feel uncomfortable or have problems talking...

By Sharon O’Day – “Read it to me one more time, Mommy.” And off we go again, hearing how the damsel in distress was swept off her feet by her charming prince … and lived happily ever...

By Sharon O’Day – Finances, pesky finances. Even those of us who seem to have our finances totally under control have bad days. Typically, it comes from being in financial overwhelm. If we’re not careful, those bad...

By Sharon O’Day – Every woman wants to get her finances under control, right? Well, one of the toughest parts of doing so is getting honest with money itself: the green stuff, the coins, the paychecks, the...

By Sharon O’Day – Tax Day is rapidly approaching in the U.S.  The closer it gets, the greater the gloom you feel descending over people.  You see, they’re struggling with the fact that they’re going to have...