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Happy Investing!
This may be the only investment article you ever need to read! Do you want to get started with investing but keep hitting a wall? Maybe it feels too complicated, too risky, or like something you'll get to "when you know more." You're not alone, and you're not behind. Most people feel exactly this way, not because investing is hard per se, but because nobody ever explained it like a normal human being. That's what we're doing today. We are joyfully covering the basics of inve
Jen Scharien
Mar 268 min read
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How Do You Describe Financial Wellness?
You may never have thought about it before, and that's totally ok, but let's say you had to guess, or maybe you have been thinking about it a bit and wanted to tell a friend about it. What would you say? For the sake of this article, let's ground ourselves in a common definition of financial wellness and what we want to experience in our financial lives. Financial wellness is a state of being in which you can meet your current and future financial obligations, feel secure i
Jen Scharien
Mar 234 min read
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The Financial Glow-Up You Didn't Know You Had This Year
Financial Wellness is a journey, mark your wins along the way! It's that time of year when everyone's talking about what they're going to do differently in 2026. But before we rush into all that "new year, new you" energy, let's pause for a second. Because I have a hunch about something: you probably made more financial progress this year than you're giving yourself credit for. Maybe you didn't hit that savings goal. Maybe you still have that credit card balance. Maybe you or
Jen Scharien
Dec 29, 20252 min read
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What Money Advice Are You Afraid Of?
Don't let your worries about unwated advice scare you away from profound guidance. When I was planning to start my own business, I was...
Jen Scharien
Jul 21, 20254 min read
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The Locker Room Paradox
The most physically exposed space can often become the most emotionally safe. In my previous role, I worked in a beautiful downtown...
Jen Scharien
May 12, 20253 min read
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Good friends talk about money
A little over a decade ago I was chatting with my friend and we got on the topic of ways to manage money in a relationship. We were both...
Jen Scharien
Jun 13, 20212 min read
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