Category: Planning your Financial Future

15 Year Goal Done In Under 7 Years

by Angela Carlson | Leif (my husband) and I never dreamed in 2017 we’d be at this point.What happened in 2017?We decided we didn’t like our financial situation and chose to change it.We made a list. Pay off all consumer… Read More

The Number Cruncher and Life Liver

by Angie Carlson | Married couples – do you have the same financial goals but have no idea what it looks like to accomplish them? This post is for you. From my experience, spouses tend to look at accomplishing the… Read More

This is Not Where You Want To Be With Your Money

by Angie Carlson | Neither of you can picture a life without your spouse. And you know that your financial teamwork is not where either of you want it to be. Your vision was to stay at home with the… Read More

What is missing from your great life

by Angela Carlson | You have a wonderful spouse and a fantastic household income. Yet, you’ve never felt as shaky or fearful about your money as you do now. It’s on your mind before you can shut off your (first)… Read More

Trusting yourself

by Angie Carlson | “Can I really trust myself to handle my money differently this time?” This is a question I was asked near the end of a money conversation. While we wrestled through that together, some wise words were… Read More

You Need More Than What to Financially Win?

by Angie Carlson| “I only need a budget to financially win.” This is just not true. You can be budgeting to the penny with each paycheck AND… not experience progress on your financial goals.… not plan for any money to… Read More

3 Reasons Why Working Yourself To the Bone is NOT Solving Your Financial Challenges 

by Angie Carlson | Couples that have reached out for a complimentary conversation and became clients saw the actions they were taking on their own were not solving their money challenges.  They were tired of the money fights, stress, and anxiety.  The… Read More

When you avoid money conversations with your spouse, your body tells the story.

by Angie Carlson | Your facial expressions have tells.  Looking away from the speaker when money is brought up to calm the discomfort in your body.  Trying to keep a straight, calm face to show the world and your kids… Read More

Three patterns that keep you in the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle

by Angie Carlson| Three patterns that are keeping you stuck in the cycle of living paycheck-to-paycheck(and steps you can take TODAY to change that). I understand how this can happen. Society tells us what is normal, so it’s easy to… Read More

This statement about money is a lie.

by Angie Carlson|  “I am bad with my money” is not true. Nearly every conversation I have lacks some context with that statement. After we start talking about being “bad with my money”, every person can tell me at least… Read More