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Love and Marriage Blog #5 – Two Personalities, One Shared Life
Megan and Michael were looking a good deal more relaxed at their next appointment. “Good news!” Megan started off, “We talked with all the parents, and much to my surprise, Michael’s mother was more than willing to cut the guest list once we explained our reasoning...
Love and Marriage Blog #4 – The Four Bank Accounts for a Happy Marriage
Megan and Michael returned the following week with a file folder full of brochures and an excel spreadsheet called “Wedding.” “We went to six different places,” Michael said, gesturing to the folder. “Everything from hotels to specialty wedding venues to halls. There...
Love and Marriage Blog #3 – Finding the Right Ratio
The next time we got together, Michael and Megan had done their homework. Their combined figures showed that Michael was making $42,000 a year and Megan was earning $55,000. Their total monthly take-home pay was $6,228. Target Percentage Target $ on Combined After-tax...
Love and Marriage Blog #2 – The Results Are In
When we met again two weeks later, Megan and Michael were both looking a little frayed around the edges. “Honestly!” Megan exploded, as soon as we sat down. “You’d think it was everyone else’s wedding! Michael’s mother has sent us her guest list of 250 people, every...
Love and Marriage Blog #1 – Financial Balance in the Eye of the Storm, er, Wedding
“Congratulations!” I greeted Megan and Michael. “Your Dad told me you were engaged.” I said, addressing myself to Megan. “That’s why we’re here.” She responded. “Dad said he and Mum would be happy to write us a cheque towards the wedding, but we had to come and see...
The Rules of Money Blog #4 – When The Balance Is Unbalanced
You’ve done your homework, filled out the spreadsheets, and your Financial Balance is anything but. Perhaps the Must Haves, (your minimum contractual financial obligations) are taking a disproportionate chunk of your income. Maybe it’s too much house, car, student or...
The Rules of Money Blog #3 – Past, Present and Future
Now that you’ve got your Must Haves itemized and your sources of income put together, we’re going to turn to the question of balance. Remember the three buckets I mentioned in "What you can afford, made easy"? They were Must Haves, Savings and Wants, as described in...
The Rules of Money Blog #2– What You Can Afford, Made Easy
All right. I understand the Rules Have Changed, and I need to figure out a financial structure for myself. I’ve accepted that my worry about money may be out of proportion from time to time, especially when the Reptile is Ruling. But I want to separate fact from fear....
The Rules of Money Blog #1– What Mum & Dad Never Told You
Does thinking about money make your stomach clench? When your spouse mentions your credit card balance, do you change the topic as quickly as possible? Is money the main thing you and your better half fight about? Want to change that? Read on. The Perfect Pointe Book...
One Step At A Time…
I attended the Canadian Positive Psychology's 2012 conference this past weekend and was surprised to learn that it was the first conference about positive psychology in all of North America. In the mean time, I want to highlight something I have in common with Dr....
Achieve More: Workshops in Toronto and Omaha
Would you like to achieve more? Are there opportunities for teams in your organization to perform at higher levels? Would you like to achieve a higher return on your organization’s investment in human capital? Please be our guest as we share emerging research,...
Intentions and Actions – Actions Speak Louder Than Words
“You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!” ― Stephen R. Covey It’s an interesting paradox. We tend to judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions. At some level, this makes sense. We can’t read others’ minds, so behavior is...
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