5 Simple Steps to a Rich Life

At Financial Woman, I like to share my simple 5 step process for creating a rich life. Each and every step is important to help you get those “money reasons”, or the things that you want that money provides. Here are the steps: Develop the right mindset with your money Track your money’s growth by knowing how much money you have Create positive sustainable cash flow…with style Grow your money by learning the basics of investing Avoid buying high and selling low Remember, while money cannot buy everything, it provides food and shelter, along with other things that can … [Read more...]

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At a time when many women are focusing on getting back on track toward their financial goals, I like to remind everyone that increasing positive cash flow is an important step in the process. What is cash flow? It is simply the amount of money flowing in and out every month, as you may have read here before. There is the income side, and then there is the spending side of the cash flow calculation. Focusing on reducing expenses can be almost as fun (although not as powerful) as generating more income, particularly since it usually just involves a mindset shift, and not necessarily more … [Read more...]

My Black Patent Mary Janes

For today’s blog, I want to share one of my favorite paragraphs from my personal finance book for women, Earn Grow Give; Grow Your Money While Creating a Rich Life. I am celebrating its listing on Amazon this week, but I am planning a great big fun launch with lots of goodies in November in celebration of gratitude month. The largest crime my mom committed was requiring me to wear my black patent Mary Janes year round, instead of providing me with white shoes for the summer months. I still recall feeling as though I was the only girl in the entire universe without white shoes, completely … [Read more...]

What Controls Your Money Actions?

Do you have money habits that influence your financial goals? If so, you may be operating from invalid money beliefs. Last week I wrote about money mindsets, and I would like to continue this topic because it is paramount to growing your wealth. Money beliefs are often from our childhood. Negative money mindsets can also be the result of an experience that happened earlier in life but beyond childhood. The outcome can be a positive or a negative mindset shift. Maybe you saw that those people in your community, who owned their own business, were more successful than those who didn’t, or … [Read more...]

What Is Your Money Mindset?

Where is your money mindset? You’ll want to make sure you have the right mindset to help create the financial life you want. Most people have childhood beliefs that affect their money habits and the way they handle the responsibilities involved with their money. These beliefs can be so deep in your subconscious mind that you have no awareness of them, but they can sabotage your efforts to be the person you want to be regarding your money. I see people allow old and invalid money beliefs to control their actions in a way that keeps them stuck in negative habits around their money. I truly … [Read more...]

Financial Woman Alliance with Bonus Call is Here

This week’s call with information about the Financial Woman Alliance can be downloaded here. Be sure to listen as soon as you can, because I am offering a special bonus of a free half hour coaching call with me for only the first 25 members of the alliance. The call also includes some great insights to improve your money mindset. … [Read more...]