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  • The Cost of Money
    The Cost of Money

    Wealth is worth more than the cost of money. Wealth is an abundance of something, whether that’s time, money or physical wellbeing.

  • Is the Old or New Normal Better For You?
    Is the Old or New Normal Better For You?

    Politicians have “won” the war on Covid, and are talking “getting back to normal,” even though we don’t have a normal to go back to. We have a “new normal.”

  • Why You Should be Grateful for Your Life
    Why You Should be Grateful for Your Life

    Thanks to a whiny conversation overheard on a train, I’ve been thinking about how you (and I) should be more grateful for your life, and that you (or I) aren’t living someone else’s.

  • Pride and Vulnerability
    Pride and Vulnerability

    my desire for financial independence entails a reluctance to depend on my husband. I’ve been thinking a lot about pride and vulnerability since then.

  • Wealth Management for a Happy Retirement
    Wealth Management for a Happy Retirement

    The tender โ€œwinnersโ€ are an older couple in their sixties who canโ€™t afford to retire, so they have started an office cleaning business. Instead of the happy retirement life of sun-seeking travel, relaxation, and comfort they had fondly imagined.

  • Alexandria’s Adventures in Morning Routine
    Alexandria’s Adventures in Morning Routine

    Following my brush with theย collapse of control, I’ve been noticing a lot of chat about “morning routine” in my podcasts and webinars lately, and there has been one thing that stood out for me.

  • My version of string theory
    My version of string theory

    In previous posts I have referred to my life as being like a tangled ball of string – I wasn’t specific at the time, but I imagine it as the kind you get when you give a cat a ball of wool to play with. When you try to unravel it, you pull one strand and all the…

  • How to Manage Employment Misery
    How to Manage Employment Misery

    After hearing about some of Toseland’s workplace issues this morningย I wondered whether I might in fact, be the lucky one. No employment misery.

  • How to Manage Unemployment Misery
    How to Manage Unemployment Misery

    I’ve talked before about the perils of long-term unemployment, and full-time unemployment (and unemployment misery) continues to rise…

  • Virtue of Wealth
    Virtue of Wealth

    Cut and dried, the virtue of wealth is all about money (or maybe goods in lieu).ย  It’s about being able to pay the mortgage and put food on the table.ย  And not just for the now, I need to ensureย there is money for the future too.