Why do We Never Cancel After a One-Month Free Trial?
It’s hard to resist a bargain. And the thought of getting something you are interested in free of charge is a compelling one. Often, it is the main driver for why we sign up for [...]
Why do We Argue About Money?
A while ago we ran a series of video Q&A’s where we invited questions about money. By far and away, the most asked question was, “why do my partner and I always argue about money?” [...]
Do Your Children Understand Money?
"From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations" is an old proverb attributed to Andrew Carnegie. It refers to the typical cycle of wealth in a family; created by the first generation, enjoyed by the second [...]
Busting Habits
Financial habits are just as difficult for some people to make and break as any addiction or other bad habit. Yet others can change their habits quite quickly and effectively. Do those people just have [...]
Five Things You Can Do to Have a Great Day
We’re normally writing about money psychology, how people’s emotions affect their relationship with money and how challenging your current money beliefs, is the first step to achieving long-term success. Today, we’re going with something different. [...]
Why is it So Easy to Spend Money?
It sounds a really simple question, but the answer isn’t as straight forward as we would like it to be. This often asked question actually has two parts to it. The first is why do [...]
Live Like a Millionaire – For Less
The latest edition of Juno magazine is out! It's full of informative articles including money habits, all things investing, business, lifestyle memes and more. The magazine has an informed lineup of contributors. There's an intriguing [...]
Get Ahead Financially: Spend Less Than You Earn…Yeah Right!
The first rule of personal financial management is to spend less than you earn! It sounds really easy and makes sense. So, if it is that simple, how are so many of us in debt? [...]
Discussing the Topic More Taboo Than Sex… Money!
For some reason, money is a perplexingly taboo subject. In fact, people feel more comfortable talking about sex than money. In 1913 Sigmund Freud wrote, “money questions will be treated by cultured people in the same manner [...]
How to Talk to Your Partner About Money
Over the years we have written numerous blogs on couples and money and how ‘new couples’ might approach the Money subject. It is a crucial part of any relationship, so, we thought we would give [...]