Meet Cynthia Flannigan, CFP®, a fee-only, fiduciary financial planner at MainStreet Financial Planning, who shares her own Money Story of how she embarked onto a journey, not only in her professional but personal life to find a rewarding career that she loves. Where she gets to help her clients in their 50s, 60s & 70s create a Money Roadmap and legacy for their families. Cynthia shares how she gets to have an expensive and fun hobby, such as wine collecting, but yet still lives a frugal life, just like her mother taught her, and avidly volunteering to teach young adults financial literacy.

I'd like to share a story, of how I finally got my own financial house in order and how you can too!

With love comes, serious relationship or marriage, and that is a beautiful, beautiful thing. But, what a lot of people forget to talk about is there is a "business" side to this phase in a relationship, in the midst of all the fun times. Sometimes you forget to talk about that "business" side. So, I wanted to give you all some tips on things you should definitely discuss with your partner prior to beggingining this next phase in your relationship.

I love the idea of segregating how my money is managed. It helps to see a specific purpose and helps to track how my goals are being supported. We at MainStreet Financial Planning, Inc, have been using this concept for a while. Buckets of Money. There are imaginary buckets. There are not real, but they do help us visualize if we have short-term goals, mid-term goals and long-term goals and how our savings and investment accounts will help achieve them, and how we should be investing them.

One of the most important things you can do to improve your financial situation is to understand your money story.

Where is it coming from?

Are you happy with it?

How can you change it, if you are not?

It is often said that when we love someone we will do anything for them, including protect and provide for them.

Today I want to talk to you about why and how life insurance is something everyone needs to consider as well as how much do you really need to have, how you calculate the coverage, and what type (term or permanent) might be best suitable for you.

So how can you simplify your finances?

What things, activities, and even thoughts can you eliminate, delete, delegate or do less off in return to create more space, time, and energy to focus on things that are going to bring you more joy, happiness and success?

Did you know that your DREAMs are totally real and possible to materialize?! No matter how big or small. There just needs to be a little bit of structure in place around your finances, spending, and budgeting in particular.

In this conversation, Nick True from www.mappedoutmoney.com, shares with us his DREAM process to make budgeting your new favorite activity.

Can budgeting be a happy process? Most people cringe when they hear the word "Budget". But Nick True from https://mappedoutmoney.com/

says "yes, IF you learn how to incorporate it into YOUR life and not the other way around".

Join me for this interview where we explore the side of Budgeting and Cashflow management and how it can help you reach your goals and dreams.

Happy B-day to me!

It’s my birthday week. I am turning 38. I was thinking about what I want this next year to look like. So for my personal, family, and professional life, I decided to pick a theme. And my theme associated with the word Focus.

This coming year I am focused, laser-focused on what is most important!