by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Coaching, Conflict, Finance, Generosity, Happiness, Learning, Love, Marriage, Optimism, Perseverance, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Willpower
Megan and Michael returned the following week with a file folder full of brochures and an excel spreadsheet called “Wedding.” “We went to six different places,” Michael said, gesturing to the folder. “Everything from hotels to specialty wedding venues to halls. There...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Career, Coaching, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Gratitude, Happiness, Learning, Love, Marriage, Optimism, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Willpower
The next time we got together, Michael and Megan had done their homework. Their combined figures showed that Michael was making $42,000 a year and Megan was earning $55,000. Their total monthly take-home pay was $6,228. Target Percentage Target $ on Combined After-tax...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Changing our Minds, Coaching, Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Emergenetics, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Finance, Flourish, Flourishing, Gratitude, Learning, Love, Marriage, Perseverance, Positive Core, Relationship with Money, Strengths, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Values, VIA
When we met again two weeks later, Megan and Michael were both looking a little frayed around the edges. “Honestly!” Megan exploded, as soon as we sat down. “You’d think it was everyone else’s wedding! Michael’s mother has sent us her guest list of 250 people, every...
by MAI Team | Business, Career, Coaching, Finance, Flourish, Inner Strength, Learning, Relationship with Money, Self Confidence
You’ve done your homework, filled out the spreadsheets, and your Financial Balance is anything but. Perhaps the Must Haves, (your minimum contractual financial obligations) are taking a disproportionate chunk of your income. Maybe it’s too much house, car, student or...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Business, Coaching, Finance, Happiness, Relationship with Money, Willpower
Now that you’ve got your Must Haves itemized and your sources of income put together, we’re going to turn to the question of balance. Remember the three buckets I mentioned in “What you can afford, made easy“? They were Must Haves, Savings and Wants, as...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Business, Coaching, Finance, Flourish, Happiness, Willpower
All right. I understand the Rules Have Changed, and I need to figure out a financial structure for myself. I’ve accepted that my worry about money may be out of proportion from time to time, especially when the Reptile is Ruling. But I want to separate fact from fear....
