https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me Fri, 09 Oct 2015 02:05:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 52223889 Financial Wellness Tip #7: Look at WHEN You Pay Bills https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-7-when-to-pay-bills/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-7-when-to-pay-bills/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:00:44 +0000 Coach Katie http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=748 When you get paid more than once a month, it’s also important to look at *when* you pay bills. By changing *when* we paid things, we found money in each pay period!  Sure, it feels good to sit down and pay ALL of the bills at once, but  not all bills have the same due date, […]

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]]> When you get paid more than once a month, it’s also important to look at *when* you pay bills. By changing *when* we paid things, we found money in each pay period!  Sure, it feels good to sit down and pay ALL of the bills at once, but  not all bills have the same due date, […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-7-when-to-pay-bills/feed/ 1 748 Financial Wellness Tip #6: Learn The Envelope System https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/financial-wellness-tip-6-learn-envelope-system/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/financial-wellness-tip-6-learn-envelope-system/#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 15:00:23 +0000 Coach Katie http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=770 Staying in budget can be SO hard, but now that you’re living a Zero Sum Lifestyle (every penny that comes in goes to something, even if that something is savings or investing), it’s incredibly important because a single penny overspent could mean bank fees and bounced checks! Enter The Envelope System. Twice each month, when […]

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]]> Staying in budget can be SO hard, but now that you’re living a Zero Sum Lifestyle (every penny that comes in goes to something, even if that something is savings or investing), it’s incredibly important because a single penny overspent could mean bank fees and bounced checks! Enter The Envelope System. Twice each month, when […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/financial-wellness-tip-6-learn-envelope-system/feed/ 1 770 Financial Wellness Tip #5: The Importance of a Budget https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-5-budget/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-5-budget/#respond Fri, 23 May 2014 13:00:34 +0000 Coach Katie http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=744   We’ve covered no more borrowing money and an Emergency Fund. What’s next, you ask?   Write Down Your Budget. Every.Single.Month.    Get ready. This is where I take the ickiness out of the word “budget”.   There are 4 places your money should go while you are getting out of debt.   Bills Envelope […]

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]]>   We’ve covered no more borrowing money and an Emergency Fund. What’s next, you ask?   Write Down Your Budget. Every.Single.Month.    Get ready. This is where I take the ickiness out of the word “budget”.   There are 4 places your money should go while you are getting out of debt.   Bills Envelope […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-5-budget/feed/ 0 744 Financial Wellness Tip #4: The Travel Budget https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-4-travel-budget/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-4-travel-budget/#respond Fri, 16 May 2014 16:00:42 +0000 Coach Katie http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=734 In honor of our fully paid for trip to Disneyland with our family, this week, I am talking about the travel budget. A Travel Budget is basically the same format as your “normal” budget (which, if you need help forming a realistic one, GPS Financial Coaching specializes in it!), but it includes the line items […]

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]]> In honor of our fully paid for trip to Disneyland with our family, this week, I am talking about the travel budget. A Travel Budget is basically the same format as your “normal” budget (which, if you need help forming a realistic one, GPS Financial Coaching specializes in it!), but it includes the line items […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-4-travel-budget/feed/ 0 734 Financial Wellness Tip #3: The Importance of an Emergency Fund https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-3-emergency-fund/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-3-emergency-fund/#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 16:00:22 +0000 Coach Katie http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=731 When you are swimming in debt, and have creditors calling you every 30 minutes, the *last* thing you think you can do is put away for an “emergency”! Isn’t the aforementioned debt and creditors an emergency?!? What happens when your tires are so bald that the shop won’t even rotate them for you when you […]

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]]> When you are swimming in debt, and have creditors calling you every 30 minutes, the *last* thing you think you can do is put away for an “emergency”! Isn’t the aforementioned debt and creditors an emergency?!? What happens when your tires are so bald that the shop won’t even rotate them for you when you […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-3-emergency-fund/feed/ 3 731 Financial Wellness Tip #2: Cut Costs WITHOUT Clipping Coupons! https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-2-cut-costs-without-coupons/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-2-cut-costs-without-coupons/#comments Fri, 02 May 2014 15:00:22 +0000 Coach Katie http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=697 When we were getting out of debt, I clipped coupons. I clipped a ton of coupons, poured over the Sunday ads, deal-searched on my favorite sites (Hip2Save, if you were wondering), and would head out at very random times to grab a deal. I took coupon classes, wrote posts about my couponing adventures, and organized, […]

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]]> When we were getting out of debt, I clipped coupons. I clipped a ton of coupons, poured over the Sunday ads, deal-searched on my favorite sites (Hip2Save, if you were wondering), and would head out at very random times to grab a deal. I took coupon classes, wrote posts about my couponing adventures, and organized, […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-2-cut-costs-without-coupons/feed/ 1 697 Financial Wellness Tip #1: Say NO to New Debt! https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-1-say-no-to-debt/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-1-say-no-to-debt/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:00:51 +0000 Coach Katie http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=694 I’ll make this short and sweet, since this concept seems like a no brainer. A big part of Financial Wellness is less debt. So stop making more! When we were charge-card addicts, we thought of credit cards as an extension of our own money. Realistically, when you swipe that little plastic wonder, you are spending […]

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]]> I’ll make this short and sweet, since this concept seems like a no brainer. A big part of Financial Wellness is less debt. So stop making more! When we were charge-card addicts, we thought of credit cards as an extension of our own money. Realistically, when you swipe that little plastic wonder, you are spending […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/tip-1-say-no-to-debt/feed/ 2 694 Extravagant, Ridiculous Generosity – Bill and Melinda Gates’ Ted Talk https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/extravagant-ridiculous-generosity-bill-melinda-gates-ted-talk/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/extravagant-ridiculous-generosity-bill-melinda-gates-ted-talk/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:00:52 +0000 Coach Jason http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=683 I am well aware that coveting is a big no-no.  I get it.  Truly. But who wouldn’t want a smidge of the wealth that Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have at their disposal?  Can you imagine the impact that amount of wealth can have? Well, actually, you needn’t imagine.  The Gates’s have made it […]

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]]> I am well aware that coveting is a big no-no.  I get it.  Truly. But who wouldn’t want a smidge of the wealth that Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have at their disposal?  Can you imagine the impact that amount of wealth can have? Well, actually, you needn’t imagine.  The Gates’s have made it […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/extravagant-ridiculous-generosity-bill-melinda-gates-ted-talk/feed/ 2 683 Money Can’t Buy Happiness https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/money-cant-buy-happiness/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/money-cant-buy-happiness/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:00:58 +0000 Coach Jason http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=642 You’ve heard it before. You’ve probably even said it before: Money Can’t Buy Happiness. But… but… but…. When I have money, I can buy a new wardrobe! Then I’ll be happy. When I have money, I can go on vacation! Then I’ll be happy. When I have money, I can quit a job I hate! […]

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]]> You’ve heard it before. You’ve probably even said it before: Money Can’t Buy Happiness. But… but… but…. When I have money, I can buy a new wardrobe! Then I’ll be happy. When I have money, I can go on vacation! Then I’ll be happy. When I have money, I can quit a job I hate! […]

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]]> https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/money-cant-buy-happiness/feed/ 1 642 Lead Yourself Before You Lead Others https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/lead-yourself-before-you-lead-others/ https://etp.btq.mybluehost.me/lead-yourself-before-you-lead-others/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:00:17 +0000 Coach Jason http://gpsfinancialcoaching.com/?p=625 The other day, I was catching up on some podcasts from Michael Hyatt. If you aren’t listening to/reading his site, you are doing yourself a disservice.  His wisdom is incredible. At any rate, the particular podcast I was listening to was titled “5 Reasons to Speak Well of Your Spouse in Public“.  There was so […]

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]]> The other day, I was catching up on some podcasts from Michael Hyatt. If you aren’t listening to/reading his site, you are doing yourself a disservice.  His wisdom is incredible. At any rate, the particular podcast I was listening to was titled “5 Reasons to Speak Well of Your Spouse in Public“.  There was so […]

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