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Financial Willpower is a Muscle
Here's what most financial advice gets wrong: it assumes you have unlimited willpower to resist temptation, stick to your budget, and make the "right" choice every single time. Spoiler alert, you don't. None of us do. And that's not a personal failing; it's just how humans work. Financial willpower operates much like a physical muscle. It can be strengthened with practice, but it also gets tired when you use it too much. Understanding this simple truth can completely transfor
Jen Scharien
Oct 293 min read
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The Three Money Management Tasks to Break the Paycheque to Paycheque Cycle
If you're living paycheque to paycheque, or keep paying off your credit card only to see it bounce back up again, you're not alone, and you're certainly not stuck. The path forward doesn't require a windfall or a finance degree. It starts with three foundational money management tasks that can genuinely transform your relationship with money. 1. Get Crystal Clear on Your Values Your values are your financial GPS. When you know what truly matters to you, your money decisions b
Jen Scharien
Oct 283 min read
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Grow your Mindset Grow your Money
Your relationship with money starts in your mind. Just as Carol Dweck's groundbreaking research showed us that our beliefs about our...
Jen Scharien
Sep 173 min read
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Impulse Spending & How to Beat It
With unlimited ways to use our money, we want to ensure our spending reflects our intentions rather than our impulses. Impulse spending...
Jen Scharien
Jun 175 min read
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Is your money boring? FANTASTIC!
Tune out the headlines—financial peace comes from steady habits, not breaking news. The boring stuff in our lives doesn't get as much...
Jen Scharien
May 193 min read
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Unlocking Your Financial Emotional Intelligence (FEQ): The Key to Better Money Decisions
Financial decisions might look like numbers on a spreadsheet—but inside, it's a full-blown color bomb of emotions. Okay, real talk: Have...
Jen Scharien
May 164 min read
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