As new parents, there are a ton of things to learn and decisions to make. Choosing the best child care for your child is one of the most important ones. Join Shannon Parola, a professional Nanny with 15 years of experience a…
Meet Rachel Clawson, CFP®, a fee-only, fiduciary financial planner at MainStreet Financial Planning, who shares her own Money Story of how she found a parallel between how well you take care of your own physical body is no d…
After a year of financial precariousness for so many, those who have the means may be re-setting 2021 money resolutions to get back on track. Here is how you too can get a jumpstart into adopting awesome new money habits.
It's not just a job for the big corporations that we all admire, follow and buy from to figure out how they want to show up every day to serve their customers. It's for all of us to understand that if you are connected to th…
Money anxiety is something we all have dealt with or are likely to deal with at some point in our life. Sometimes, you may not even know that you are money anxious unless you take note of it and get it under control.
Meet Cynthia Flannigan, CFP®, a fee-only, fiduciary financial planner at MainStreet Financial Planning, who shares her own Money Story of how she embarked onto a journey, not only in her professional but personal life to fin…
With love comes, serious relationship or marriage, and that is a beautiful, beautiful thing. But, what a lot of people forget to talk about is there is a "business" side to this phase in a relationship, in the midst of all t…
I love the idea of segregating how my money is managed. It helps to see a specific purpose and helps to track how my goals are being supported. We at MainStreet Financial Planning, Inc, have been using this concept for a wh…
One of the most important things you can do to improve your financial situation is to understand your money story. Where is it coming from? Are you happy with it? How can you change it, if you are not?
It is often said that when we love someone we will do anything for them, including protect and provide for them. Today I want to talk to you about why and how life insurance is something everyone needs to consider as well as…
So how can you simplify your finances? What things, activities, and even thoughts can you eliminate, delete, delegate or do less off in return to create more space, time, and energy to focus on things that are going to bring…
Did you know that your DREAMs are totally real and possible to materialize?! No matter how big or small. There just needs to be a little bit of structure in place around your finances, spending, and budgeting in particular. …
Can budgeting be a happy process? Most people cringe when they hear the word "Budget". But Nick True from https://mappedoutmoney.com/ says "yes, IF you learn how to incorporate it into YOUR life and not the other way around…
Happy B-day to me! It’s my birthday week. I am turning 38. I was thinking about what I want this next year to look like. So for my personal, family, and professional life, I decided to pick a theme. And my theme associated w…
How do you gain clarity about what to focus on when it comes to your financial goals? I love this topic. Sounds sophisticated. It’s really not. Simply said, it's your goals, your life goals, which turn into financial goals b…
Where should you focus your financial energy at? Should pay off your Debts first and then save in Emergency Reserves, or the other way around? I'd like to explore how we can do both!
Long gone are days when merging finances required for you to be married, live in the same household, and letting one of the other partners control the wallet. In working with a lot of couples, from all walks of life, all kin…
Over the years, I've tried everything possible to organize my money. I'm talking about keeping track of all my accounts, paper statements, insurance documents, bills, wills, old tax returns, business documents, and more. It …
What does a filling system for your finances look like? I didn’t want to wait until Spring, as it always brings out the urge to organize, to clean, to get rid of, to free up! Let's do it now! It feels good to start fresh.…
Once per year I recommend sitting down and look at where your Financial Health is. Just like if you would go to the doctor’s office to get an annual check-up. The idea here is to see how much progress you’ve made. I am a big…
In this interview second interview with Emily Martinez, time hacking expert, we go about discussing her favorite time hacks you can apply in all areas of your life: family, household, relationships & business. Learn true and…
In the next two episodes, I share an interview with a time hacking expert Emily Martinez. This is the topic we all need to revisit, not just once a year, but every day! We are talking in this episode about how can we find mo…