There was one single thing that surprised me more than anything else when I finally decided to get my financial life in order. After I put together a detailed financial plan and took just a few small steps forward, I immediately felt many of the benefits of
Creating a spending plan that truly aligns with our values is an essential piece of optimizing your financial life. It doesn’t matter what you spend your money on, just that it aligns with your own personal values.
I started writing this blog post on the flight back to the U.S. back in January. News of the novel coronavirus spreading throughout China prompted us to return, and naively we thought we would be able to wait out the health situation for a few weeks and
The last two years, my word of the year was “Simplify”. Yes, it did take me two years (2018 and 2019), but I finally feel like I accomplished it! I simplified my financial accounts, my daily processes and even my own expectations for myself. This year, my
Did you know that this time of year is great for tax planning? For me, back-to-school time is just as much the start of a new year as January 1st. With three kids in school, I can finally catch up on some things! Previously, I shared how
In Part I, we talked about organizing a cash flow system to track your income and spending according to your values and goals, while minimizing time spent doing so. In Part II, I shared my own system for organizing financial paperwork and documents. I highly recommend using
In Part I, we talked about organizing a cash flow system to track your income and spending according to your values and goals, while minimizing time spent doing so. In Part II, I shared my own system for organizing financial paperwork and documents. I highly recommend using
In Part I, we talked about organizing a cash flow system to set yourself up for financial success. I have accounts in two different currencies as well as business and rental accounts. And, my goal is still to spend less than 15 minutes per week managing my
I’ve always loved organizing. There’s something about things being neat and tidy that makes me feel like my life itself is a little bit less messy too (maybe that’s a little crazy?). So naturally, years ago when I started really getting my finances in order, it was
This past year was especially difficult. I wasn’t sad to see it go. Not at all. I didn’t meet most of my goals I’d set at the beginning of the year. I especially feel like “simplify”, my word for 2018, was the exact opposite of how the
I’m Kathryn Hanna-wife, mother of 3 and a Certified Public Accountant. I love to budget (really, I do!) , build spreadsheets and spend money on travel, sewing supplies and good chocolate.
