Our parents shape our financial beliefs for better or for worse. In my guest appearance on The Power House podcast with Candy Barone, we discuss just how our parents shape our financial beliefs and how we can redefine them to create greater feelings of wealth in our lives and careers. Our Parents Shape Our Financial Beliefs In Surprising Ways Surprisingly, how our parents share our financial beliefs influences our life behaviors especially when it comes to money. We often fee

How To Balance Money And Health Money and health are tightly connected. And, when thinking of the two, millions of Americans are stressed out! Often, people will skip going to the doctor or avoid seeking health care because they are afraid of their hospital bill. What a way to live! But, sadly, many people, including women, in America do this. We also have a lot of negative things to say about money that doesn’t help our health situation. I know when I was growing up, our fam

Indigo Dragon Center Supports The Women’s Financial Freedom Tour Co-Owner Jen Fritschy Seine of Indigo Dragon Center Supports The Women’s Financial Freedom Tour. She became a community organizer using her serene office deck as a meeting ground for women and women business owners to change their relationship with money. At the event, Indigo Dragon center provided a healthy meal and copies of the book to women attendees. Having been a long time client of Indigo Dragon Center, I

Hello Happy Campers, Negative financial thinking has turned us all into victims at one point in our lives. And, it’s no secret that I’ve developed a solution to cure negative financial thinking once and for all. I am so excited to share with you that just in one week The Money Formula will be available nationwide. That means it’ll be in Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, and Amazon. You can even purchase The Money Formula at our website with a special price and unique gifts

Examine Your Relationship With Money I was recently talking about our relationship with money with  Dr. Trevor Blattner at The Top One Percent Podcast. We appreciate his dedication to personal excellence, his generosity of spirit, and his faithfulness in the good of mankind. Thank you, Trevor, for your support of Leslie Inc, The Money Formula, The Happy Camper community, and The Women’s Financial Freedom Tour. The number one challenge people face in their financial lives. Wha

​I spoke with Shemaiah to talk about The Women’s Financial Freedom Tour and financial happiness on his podcast The I Am Refocused Podcast Show. This is the Part 1 of our episode. Our host, Refocused Magazine, was created to inspire people to refocus themselves and discover their true purpose in life. Each story is a source of inspiration to empower the reader to regain their focus. Our talented writers are dedicated to providing content that will inspire you to grow and find

Millions of entrepreneurs and executives worry about their financial security everyday. Managing a family budget, growing a business, paying taxes are just some responsibilities that create stress. Anxiety is a major emotional component to long term financial obligations. And, in five expert steps, you’ll learn how to create and improve your feelings of financial security. Overcome 5 Obstacles To Financial Security Step 1. Develop A Financial Vision The first step to creating

PART 3: THESE MONEY TIPS IN THIS THREE PART SERIES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY; THE WAY YOU SEE IT AND HOW YOU LIVE WITH IT. 8. Rich people are horrible people. When we say that rich people are horrible people, we’re associating wealth with negative beliefs. These negative perceptions perpetuate negative feelings about money and we trick ourselves into thinking that if we’re rich, then we must have done horrible things to get rich. Just as the

Part 2: These money tips in this three part series are designed to help you change your relationship with money; the way you see it and how you live with it. 4. I never have enough money. This is one of the most dangerous expressions one can say about money. Not only do we say we don’t have enough, we feel it, and we believe it. What a way to perpetuate this unwanted reality. When we feel we don’t have enough, we act as such. We correlate feelings of anxiety and regret to a f

If there is one relationship most of us have frequent trouble with, it’s with money. People seem to have a love-hate relationship with money; love it when you’ve got it, hate it when you don’t. These money tips in this three part series are designed to help you change your relationship with money; the way you see it and how you live with it. 1. My financial situation is beyond my control: While our financial life is totally our responsibility, financial situations can change

Too Often Women Take The Backseat In Their Family’s Finances, You Don’t Have To Today, women have the same earning potential as men and in many professions, and in others, even more. For some odd reason, women still allow themselves to take the backseat in their family’s finances and that not only puts an incredible amount of unnecessary pressure on men as providers and family heads, but puts women in a dangerous place in the event that things go sour in the market place or i

I’ve been asked by a lot of young professionals to do some articles on finances and budgeting. When in doubt, consult your own financial advisor, tax specialist, or someone you trust to answer questions about your own personal financial situation. I run my family’s budget based on percentages as it is the easiest way to A) Stay on or under budget and B) Stay disciplined financially. The following budget percentages are based after tax. Before tax, simply multiply your annual

You’re ready for a raise, but are you ready to ask for one? Find out how you can effectively ask for a raise. How Is Company Performance? If your company managed to survive and thrive through the recession, then you might qualify for a raise. Know the state of your company’s finances before asking for a raise. Asking for a raise when your company is doing poorly will make you look like a jerk. Are You Worth It? When I worked in an office, I had a notebook that listed all of

Study Shows Gay Professionals Face More Difficulties Towards Retirement As I mentioned in a previous post, Google is paying gay, partnered employees more to offset the federal taxes when their partners receive health benefits. An article written by Todd Henneman for Workforce Management reveals the tough financial and legal challenges the LBGT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered) community faces and the gradual policy changes that affect the LBGT partners. A study sponsor

A reader recently sent in this question: I was laid off 3 months ago and I haven’t been able to land a job. I am running low on cash and my unemployment benefits are running out. Is it better to have no job than to take a low paying job that has little to nothing to do with my most recent job? My first instinct is to ask you how you’ve been conducting your job search and I’d like to see what your resume looks like, but for the sake of this article, I’ll just answer your quest

Expert Career Coach Leslie Juvin-Acker Discusses 7 Reason To Quit Your Job 1. Ethical Issues Your company creates products that you don’t believe in or engages in unethical practices that could lead to misrepresent your professional reputation, then it’s time to leave. Life is too short to engage in activities that are against our ethics. 2. No More Challenges You’re not being challenged anymore. Either your management isn’t challenging you or you’re not challenging yourself

I’ve relocated five times in 3 years from one coast to another to one country to another. There are costs you’ll need to factor in before relocating for work and some sources to help you make your best educated decision. Check out this success story of a Canadian who found a dream job. While you’re on the job search path, also consider these factors. Today, we’ll consider four factors: cost of living, average salary, industry outlook, and location. 1. COST OF LIVING The cost

What is more important: Job Security or Job Satisfaction? This is a very subjective question as some people believe job security is more important while others believe job satisfaction is more important. I’m going to approach it from a different way. It doesn’t take an expert to tell you that nobody in the United States is offering job security anymore. No matter what kind of education you have whether it be engineering, accounting, journalism, nursing, history, or anthropolo

No. You do not have to share your previous salary, but you will have to state your salary expectations. Discussing salary expectations is never an easy task, but I do have some solutions. Turn the question around and ask how your previous salary will qualify you for the position in question. If they can’t give a good reason, then don’t answer. Know you’re not legally required to answer this question, but realize that you may be eliminated from the hiring process. If you can a

Here Are 13 Ways To Save Money: 1. Be open about money with your family: While growing up, my mother hung a spiral notebook by the back door in the kitchen listing all of the month’s expenditures, church tithes (donations), savings, and extra income. It was her way of telling us where our family’s money was going. If we wanted or needed something, all we had to do was look at that list and see if it was even worth asking her. If there was no money left over for the month, we