Being stressed out about money will affect your teaching, consciously or unconsciously. Money troubles can make you unfocused and stressed, worrying about how many students are in the room instead of the quality of your teaching. Ippoliti, Amy & Smith, Taro, The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga (2016). I love this quote because it…
How Russell Simmons got it so right. If any of you don’t know, Russell Simmons, among many other accomplishments, is a founder of Def Jam records and Phat Farm clothing line. His book, Success Through Stillness: Meditation Made Simple caught my eye on my way out of the library last week. I grabbed it and added it to my…
When it comes to improving our financial situations, I am a huge proponent of reading both about mind set and productivity. Recently, I checked out The 12 Week Year: Get more done in 12 weeks than others do in 12 months by Moran & Lennington. I liked it so much, I bought a copy for my personal…
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I love chips. And French fries. Sugar isn’t a big temptation, it’s more of a habit or a mood than a craving. As I get older, I become more and more aware that I can’t eat whatever I want and stay thin, much less healthy.
“Follow your passion” has been said so many times in the past two decades, I’m a little suspicious of the very phrase. Something rings inauthentic or untrue to me. When I hear this phrase, I get a bit leary that “follow your passion” is more coffee mug wisdom than a solid life strategy. When I…
What Happend in the Market This Week? Oh my goodness! If you have been watching the stock market at all the last five days, it was looking like a total “ice bath” or stock market meltdown. You know what I saw? EVERYTHING ON SALE!! And you know a girl loves a good sale. So on…
What is an Index Fund and Why Should I Care? I’m a huge fan of index funds. Before I started investing in index funds, I heard about them, but never understood what they were. I’d hear financial pundits say things like, “Most fund managers invest their own money in index funds.” Warren Buffet recommends long…
If you’re still wondering “why do a budget,” read our post here. If you’re ready to add a measure of peace to your emotional and money life, read how to create a budget that puts you in control and tells your money what to do, rather than the other way around…
If you’re wondering how spending and getting rich can exist in the same sentence, the answer is contained in one monthly discipline: a budget. A sexier way to say it: cash flow planning. When I talk about a budget with friends, I often hear, “Why do a budget?” or “That sounds horrible,” or “I…