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Mar 30, 20223 min read
Rich like chocolate
I require that my purchases make me rich. When I’m considering buying something, I always ask myself: “Will this enrich me?” and I use...
Mar 23, 20225 min read
Non-financial investments and ROI
The way we talk about money and investments sometimes implies that the best use for money is the creation of more money. We are told to...
Mar 15, 20224 min read
Why I pick up pennies
My best friend Evan scoffed when I stopped to pick up a penny on the sidewalk. I scoffed right back: “What? Do you want more money or...
Mar 7, 20225 min read
Myths of scarcity: "That's just the way it is"
This is part of a series of articles that explore key ideas from The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist. This article is about the third of the...
Feb 12, 20223 min read
Why I hate driving a Mercedes Benz
I grew up surrounded by money, but I had no idea. I could rarely see it. While I had a lot of friends at my private school who were...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Our purpose and beliefs
Our generation needs a conception of wealth that empowers us to live by our Values -- not one that promotes personal gain at the cost of...
Jan 8, 20226 min read
How to design your own personal money mantra for manifesting wealth in 2022
Personal finance Tiktok (#MoneyTok) has so many fun mantras and songs for manifesting money. Maybe you’ve seen some of the more popular...
Dec 16, 20216 min read
Financial compatibility – why money is such a dangerous topic for partners
The rise of the idea of financial compatibility could be a healthy trend for modern relationships. Conversations about personal finances...
Dec 3, 20214 min read
You are a fundamental force of the market. Start acting like it.
Today is Black Friday. It is a peculiar holiday because it is unabashedly about buying things (unlike the other ones that at least...
Nov 16, 20216 min read
Three soft skills Gen Z can learn from early financial education and entrepreneurship
In March, 2020 (pre-quarantine), fifteen year old Zoë McCall and a group of her peers stood up in front of their county school board to...
Oct 23, 20214 min read
Is Squid Game possible, and would you play? [no spoilers]
Squid Game is one of those stories that sticks with you. It is hard to watch the series and not have little flashbacks of moments or...
Sep 22, 20216 min read
What success could look like – living out our values (w/ Jim Sheils)
Jim Sheils and his seminar program Family Board Meeting give parents strategies for forming closer relationships with their kids and a...
Sep 12, 20214 min read
Losing half my income
There is a visceral pain to uncertainty—and for many there is no greater source of uncertainty and anxiety than money. No matter your...
Aug 24, 20215 min read
On inner wealth (with Fuquan Bilal)
Listen to Fuquan Bilal share his morning ritual, and you will see what wealth looks like. You do not need to know how much money he has...
Aug 18, 20214 min read
The opposite of Buyer's Remorse
“I just spent some money, and I feel great about it!” I know it sounds crazy, but that exact thought ran through my head the other day....
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