Deconstructing Money
Exploring the human side of managing money in an impermanent world.
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Hello from week 33 of riding shotgun as life perpetuates itself inside me.Pregnancy is many things: Unpredictable, sleep-disrupting, awe-inducing.It’s also not at all inexpensive in the good ole US of A.Before trying for a kid my husband and I did have a general savings bucket for baby stuff, but I wasn’t sure going in how all of those costs might break down until I was fully inside of the experience. Now that I’m in the thick of it I thought it might be
I am not your money guru (opens the original)
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As my financial coaching program nears the 100 clients “graduated” mark (94 down, 10 more in the pipeline before maternity leave) I’ve been thinking about what’s worked and what hasn’t worked. I’ll start with what hasn’t:Any time I found myself making a “recommendation” about what a person does next, even subtly, I’ve regretted it. Earlier this year I enrolled in a coaching program for values-aligned financial coaches th
Leaving the "church" of money (opens the original)
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Lately I’ve been thinking about why I chose the word “Deconstructing” for this newsletter about personal finances. In the past decade “deconstructing” is a word that’s been reserved for Christians who found themselves disenchanted with their religion, especially as they watched their fellow congregants eagerly embrace a politician who was so very un-Christ like in his words and deeds.<
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