It's a Bargain! Or Not. February 12, 2010 Written By Kathleen Fox I'm a sucker for a bargain. My philosophy is "If it's worth buying, it's worth waiting for until it's on sale." Read More / Comments Want to spend less? Think big. February 5, 2010 Written By Kathleen Fox The standard monthly fee at the fitness center I belong to is $36. My monthly cost is $32.74. I don't get a special rate because of my age, my income, or my general all-around niceness. I'm not related to the owner. I'm not blackmailing her into a discount because I have a photo of her secretly stuffing herself with chocolate chip cookies. I simply pay my membership fee by the year instead of the month. Read More / Comments Taking Off Your Financial Blindfold January 28, 2010 Written By Rick Kahler On the cover of Conscious Finance, you'll notice that Ben Franklin is wearing a blindfold. That is because when it comes to making decisions about money, many of us are operating in the dark. The problem isn't what we don't know. The problem is what we "know" that isn't necessarily true. From both the direct and indirect messages we receive as children, we each create our own set of unconscious beliefs about money. Those beliefs, or "money scripts," shape our choices in adulthood, sometimes with destructive consequences. Read More / Comments Tax Yourself First January 21, 2010 Written By Kathleen Fox In a recent column on his KFG blog, Rick talks about the importance of learning to live on less than you earn. Here is one method that might help: the IYF tax. Read More / Comments Categories Conscious Cash Flow (5) Conscious Giving (1) Conscious Spending (3) Conscious Thrift (3) Couples and Money (1) Financial Planning (2) Investing (1) Money Beliefs (3) Links Kathleen's Blog This Week: Ice Scream Rick's Blog This week: Not a Lost Decade, Just a Bumpy Ride Downloads KFG Website Archives It's a Bargain! Or Not. Want to spend less? Think big. Taking Off Your Financial Blindfold Tax Yourself First Looking for a Cheap Date Subscribe to our RSS Feed