Money Made Simple Blog
That travelling bug is mighty. I caught it as a young child travelling with my parents. It started out with us going back to Europe every 2 years to visit family, and then when I was old enough to travel on my own I would travel as often as I could. Â
The two main things you need to travel are ti...
Ah wisdom. It's what many of us aspire to. Or, is it?
Often, when I ask my clients what they want from money, they answer (among other things), wisdom. Or at least to be money wise.
What then does having wisdom mean about who we are as a person? Â
When I looked up what the word "wisdom" means...
Time is something we all want more of. Time is more often a limiting factor in our lives that impacts our decisions – more so than money!
Money is something we can make more of, yet time is relatively limited (I say relatively, because some people get a tremendous amount in a short space of time, w...
Success is often linked with happiness. Both are states that many of us aspire to and are in a constant state of pursuing. How do we know when we are successful though? How do we know when we are happy?
Understanding what success is for you and why this is your vision of success is important. Then ...
Change is something that is often feared. The thing is, change is the essence of life. Every moment we are changing, even at a cellular level. Our minds are changing and growing with every new experience.
It’s our “perception” of change that causes the feeling of fear. Going from the familiar to th...
Fear can be incredibly debilitating. When it comes to money it can cause anxiety and financial problems to become magnified more than they need to.
There is a lot of mindset work behind this – Beliefs from childhood, habits that aren’t serving you that feel like a cycle you can’t get out of.
Feeli...
Money never used to be the “thing” that so many of us had as our primary concern in life. The main concerns were finding adequate shelter, food and remaining healthy. As the urgency of these needs began to be more easily met, we found other things to be concerned about. Also, the concept of barterin...
Money is something that can create conflict and also can create a lot of freedom. When you think of the word relationship and money, I'm guessing the first type of relationship that enters your head is a romantic one. Be that with a partner, husband or wife. A lot of couples do not talk about money....
Ah, budgeting. It’s a word that makes most of us cringe (myself included).
The concept of budgeting really emerged once our financial system began to more readily use credit, particularly credit cards. Until then, if you didn’t have the cash to pay for something, you didn’t buy it.
Cash also make...
A question that often comes up with women I speak with is “But how?!”. I’m all too familiar with this question, as I used to ask it A LOT and it kept me stuck for a long time.
Asking questions and being curious is a wonderful thing. We discover so much through curiosity. However, they have to be qu...
No matter what the topic, issue or problem is, we all start somewhere. I grew up in a household where my parents were spenders. They had both grown up very frugally and moved to Australia for a better life. They also wanted the best for me, so we went on holidays and bought “stuff”.
I sensed that s...
As a mum, you are constantly juggling a million tasks and responsibilities. It can be easy to push your finances to the back burner, but it's important to prioritise your financial well-being. By implementing a few key beliefs, habits, and tools, you can take control of your money and set yourself u...