3 Excuses Women In Business Use to Stay In Financial Struggle & What to Do About It!!

3 Excuses Women In Business Use to Stay In Financial Struggle & What to Do About It!!

Women in Business: What are your money excuses? There are reasons why you don't have the money you'd really like to have. One question to ask yourself: Are you treating your money with the respect and care it deserves or like a worn out old shoe stuck in the back of your closet?

Is one of your excuses that you live from pay-check to pay check, hoping, praying you’ll make it to the end of the month, but never quite sure? Anxiety provoking? Yes. On one side of the money coin are those that aren't making enough money and struggle.

But, I hear from women all the time on the other side of the NO Respect coin who make plenty of money, but don’t know where it goes or feel out of control because they're not managing it well.

Here’s something I was really good at: ignoring all responsible things (like balancing my checkbook) related to money. My excuse? It’s too overwhelming to pay attention to my money so I won’t think about it!

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Women And Business - Prince Charming Isn’t Real – But You Can Rescue Yourself Financially!

Women And Business - Prince Charming Isn’t Real – But You Can Rescue Yourself Financially!

Research shows that if you ask a woman why she’s in business, she’ll say for independence and to help others. But if you ask a man, the most common answer is to make money.

The difference between these two answers tells us a lot. Why is this important to you as a woman in business?

Let’s take a look…

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3 Reasons Why It’s Expensive to Be Poor & What To Do!

3 Reasons Why It’s Expensive to Be Poor & What To Do!

What are 3 reasons it's expensive to be poor? I have to go back into time to explain this. When I was first working as an office worker in the Central Valley of California in the 70s, I made $10.00 - $12.00 per hour. That's about what starting office workers make today. Shocking? Thirty years have gone by and the cost of living? Well, you know.  I wouldn’t have considered myself poor at that time, but today, at those wages I would be. 

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The 5 Best Money Success Tips for Women in Business

The 5 Best Money Success Tips for Women in Business

Isn’t financial fitness just as important for health and happiness? Did you know that food and money are both master teachers because they bring up emotions such as insecurity or comparisons with others who seem to have more or look thinner.

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Women in Business: What’s Your Greatest Money Challenge?

Women in Business: What’s Your Greatest Money Challenge?

What do women in business consider their biggest money challenge?  As a Certified Money Coach, I conducted a survey last week to get feedback on that money question and others. In response to:  “What’s your greatest challenge with money”

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Fifty Shades of Green – Attn: Women in Business

Fifty Shades of Green – Attn: Women in Business

If you’re a woman you’ve probably read “Fifty Shades of Grey” and have been talking about it with your friends. But I bet you haven’t talked about Fifty Shades of Green – a more important (but less lustful) topic to your bottom line than the characters of Christian Grey or Anastasia Steele could ever be. 

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Feel Like a Money Victim: Here's What To Do About It

Feel Like a Money Victim: Here's What To Do About It

Deborah Price, International Money Coach and author of Money Magic, says too many people feel like money victims right now. A victim is characterized by powerlessness, hopelessness, and blame which is often the result of a great loss. Americans have good reason to feel victimized - from job loss and downsizing to fear of losing a job if they don’t work unreasonable hours, to short sales and foreclosures - there’s a lot of economic pain to spread around. And, the emphasis is on fear, which is not a good place from which to problem solve.

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