“If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.” Therefore, plan before spending your stimulus check. Here are 12 ways to help you spend your stimulus money in a way that is aligned with your goals and values.
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I believe that it is important to find gratitude in all situations (even if it is hard). Gratitude helps to shift your perspective and allows us to identify the lessons we need to learn and it puts us on the path towards joy. Therefore, I thought it was important to write down the lessons that I learned in 2020 that helped me find joy, grow as a woman and a mom, and push me to walk in purpose. In Part 1, I shared 5 of the 10 lessons that I learned in 2020. In this post, I share lessons 6-10. …
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When I look at the news, social media, memes, and email I feel bombarded with all of the headlines and messages about how terrible 2020 was. Yes, the pandemic ravaged the entire world and upended our lives. Yes, the economy did tank (but it is also rebounding). Yes, this was a uniquely challenging year globally. However, we don’t have to view 2020 as a terrible, bad, or ugly year. I suggest we take a step back from focusing on the bad, pain, and devastation to find the good and the gratitude. I think this is important as we move forward…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit millions of Americans and upended life around the world. But there is one group that has been hit very hard – moms. Unexpected job losses, decisions to exit the workforce due to the increasing demands at home to be a homeschool teacher, or increased demands at work while maintaining the home have disproportionately impacted moms. Unemployment has become a lifeline for many during these turbulent times. But did you know that this lifeline now has the potential to be a major headache during tax time? The reason is that unemployment benefits are considered income, similar…
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I have a couple of friends who loathe the idea of receiving a refund. I thought they were crazy when I heard them talk about their desire to structure their taxes in a way where they wouldn’t receive a tax refund. They believed that a tax refund was a big waste and meant they failed in properly setting up their taxes at the beginning of the year. To them, a tax refund wasn’t something to be excited about, but rather a signal to do something different the following year. This was totally different than my approach. Unlike my friends, I…
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