In this Episode: 00:00 Well, first of all, I give you an update on my voice.

In this Episode I have so much to share with you about my continuing KonMari decluttering journey – but just ran out of time to prepare the podcast for this week. I have some great resources that will really help compulsive spenders get willing to let go of old stuff and shift their perspective about […]

Today is a pretty short episode (about 15 minutes) because my voice is still on hiatus.

In this Episode 00:00 I take you with me as I begin my KonMari tidying up journey and tell you why it led to a knock-down, drag out fight! I’m usually late to the party, but I think I jumped on this train at the perfect moment (pardon the mixed metaphor). If you have no […]

In this Episode: I sound like a frog. Yep. No, really, my voice has decided to collapse. But the show must go on! It’s shorter than usual at 21 minutes. But I croaked my way through! If you listen to nothing else, just take literally one minute and 11 seconds to listen to this clip […]

In this Episode: 00:00 A Cautionary Tale A story about impulsive buying at a craft fair. 10:40 They Just Don’t Get it Navigating recovery when your spouse wants to use a credit card, and why the person in recovery should be in charge of the spending plan. As promised, the spreadsheet I mentioned is called […]

In This Episode: 00:00 Segment: A tiny talk about Mother’s Day 02:22 Segment: Good to Know I talk about two helpful reminders about recovery from compulsive debting that someone shared with me. 13:10 Segment: What Kind of Debt do We Avoid? Unsecured vs secured debt and some comments about payment arrangements. Plus, my opinion on […]

In this episode: I discover how truly difficult it is to explain spending plans without visual aids! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 00:00 A brief plug for your local library 03:53 Finding a Higher Power I talk about my search for finding a Higher Power and my struggles with […]

In this episode: 00:00 Segment: Handling Cash in Your Spending Plan I talk about handling cash, which seems to confuse people when they first start working with a spending plan. The key is to think of cash as its own account and track cash transactions separately from your checking account. (See diagram below.) 13:27 Segment: […]

I am still working on sound quality. I have this magical machine that keeps you from having to hear my heavy breathing, but I think it’s also fading my voice in and out. Hope you will bear with me as I keep trying to improve the podcast!