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Q&A Wednesday: how do I help my grieving dad get organized?
by Sarah on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 | No Comments
Reader Kimberly had a tough question about how to help a grieving dad pick up the pieces: My mom passed away last month and she was the one to take care of the household. My dad is now left with trying to figure out what bills to pay when, what things to keep for ... [read more] -
Additional FREE webinar date: 7 secrets to sticking to your goals
by Sarah on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 | 1 comment
I have to admit I was a little shocked (but in a good way!) about how quickly the 7 Secrets to Sticking to Your Goals webinar filled up last week. Within 18 minutes of sending the initial email, the event was oversubscribed by literally hundreds of people. More than a few folks who tried to ... [read more] -
Do you track your family spending?
by Sarah on Friday, February 22nd, 2013 | 1 comment
I'll admit it: I am not a lover of household finance. It's a subject that unleashes Olympic-level procrastination in me. Balance the checkbook? I have to go do some meal planning using Pinterest first. Pay the bills? Isn't it time to organize the kids' closets or bake some zucchini bread? Shocking, I know, for someone who ... [read more] -
Six secrets to organizing difficult things
by Sarah on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 | 18 comments
Organizing most things is generally fun, relatively easy and comes with the benefit of a big visual payoff – think cleaning off desks, arranging closets and making kitchen counters sparkle. But occasionally, we must all face organizational tasks that are, for lack of a better word: painful. There is not much fun involved in organizing ... [read more] -
How to embrace financial failures in a way that makes you richer
by Sarah on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 | 7 comments
Good financial intentions: we all have them. Yet, with the American savings rate at an anemic 4.6% of income and the average household credit card debt load of $15,956 (for households with credit card debt) – our good intentions aren’t amounting to much financial good. Happily our failure on this front has a silver lining: the ... [read more] -
5 must-have tech tools for streamlining finances
by Sarah on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 | 12 comments
Many people put off organizing their finances because they believe it will be a time-intensive chore. Fortunately in this technological day and age, it doesn’t have to be. A wide variety of free and fee-based tools exist that can make the entire process as easy as pushing a button or two. Unfortunately, with over 4,000 ... [read more] -
Links: 5 great posts from around the blogosphere on organizing finances
by Sarah on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 | No Comments
There are so many incredible writers out there on these interwebs and some shady ones too - especially in the area of personal finance, the focus of our March Challenge). I thought it might be helpful to highlight five posts worthy of your time here. When you get a sec, or get stuck on ... [read more]
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