What is money?
Jeesh. You’d think we’d know by now. There’s a Your Money or Your Life answer that returns to us the power we’ve vested in money as the gatekeeper for all value in our lives. To wit: Money is Life Energy. It’s the time we invest …
Funny money? Or the sane-est money around?
Two weeks ago on my island we launched a new money called the Terra. It’s an online and face to face trading system and the Terra is the unit of trade. Think of it like ebay or Craigslist with a different means of exchange. But …
Worst financial mistakes
Bankrate.com just published 6 financial experts’ confessions of their worst financial mistakes. Dave Ramsey, Jean Chatsky, Ramit Sethi, Brian Preston, Jonathan Clements… and me. The difference is that they all talked about money and I
Wholeness, Slices and Slivers
My new favorite questions are: How much is enough … of anything? How do you know you have enough? Once you know you have enough, what happens next? I’ll be doing tele-classes on the topic, giving lectures and workshops and blogging, blogging, blogging. Why? Because …
The magic of compound interest
When my parents took me down to the bank to open my first account, I was also given my first lecture on the “magic of compound interest.” Back then the interest on my little account was probably 3.5%. I was told that if I kept …
Our personal GDP and our personal new economy
Fourteen percent of the US Labor Force is unemployed or underemployed – perhaps more if you include not only people out of work and looking for work but those who have given up and hunkering down somewhere until the storm blows over. This tide of …
What is money?
In just over a month, Sounds True, an audio production company, will release a 2 CD set of me speaking the philosophy and practical steps of Your Money or Your Life. I hope you’ll all buy it as it reflects my 20 years of teaching …
What do 10 year olds know about money?
I’ve been asked to teach with my friend Bev at a Soroptomist’s day camp for girls this week, so I’m wondering how Your Money or Your Life translates for pre-teens. I don’t imagine they understand much about “personal finance”, but Bev and I are betting …
Ode to a Broken Toaster
From time to time I like giving you a glimpse of Joe Dominguez, the originator of the 9-step program in Your Money or Your Life. We were aware from the mid-80’s that over-consumption isn’t just a personal problem. It’s planetary. The Ecological Footprint is a …
The dilemma of shared finances
If you have a “house-mate” it really doesn’t matter if you sleep in the same room or different ones, if you’re spouses, partners or friends, if you share every little secret or just the kitchen, living room, dining room and bathroom. You still have to …