Money is both legal tender and emotional currency
For most of my life, I thought money was just the tangle of things that we dealt with every day: cash, coin, check, and credit card. I wasn't supposed to have feelings about it, and when I did, I...
View ArticleThe value of an inner focus with our relationship to money
How many of us have decided to treat money differently: buy less of something, give more to charity, save more, or even spend more? We think there is something wrong with us if our money behavior isn't...
View ArticleFantasy: I could be worry free if only I had more money
In spite of our knowing that hardship is inevitable, it's seductive to think that we can somehow avoid difficulties in our lives. We all fantasize about a trouble free life. Many of us believe that if...
View ArticleSmall Human Exchanges
As is the custom in Santa Fe, a man is selling Sunday newspapers on the meridian of a main street. He looks to be around 75 years old. I drive past him, stop at the red light, then decide to back up...
View ArticleWatch Out For Those Bargains
The workshop I am leading is being held in a charming Arts and Crafts bungalow built in the 1920s out of California Redwood. For most of its existence this building was a single-family home, and it...
View ArticleDon’t Overlook What Doesn’t Come in Packages and Bows
Some national stores gave us a jumpstart on their after-Thanksgiving deals by opening on Thanksgiving. One of only two remaining shopping-less days turned into a way to speed up the competitive...
View ArticleThe Garden Provides More Than Food
In my personal economics, my vegetable garden provides much more than food.read more
View ArticleI Wondered If He Still Knew What Money Was
Sometimes giving money is the means of a human exchange. read more
View ArticleA Life-affirming Investment
Subtle shifts in our inner relationship with money can bring profound changes in our lives.read more
View ArticleHow to Break "Bad" Money Habits
Tax season is the time when money is most on our minds, and a good time to make improvements in our relationship with money. There are some simple steps to follow to change our ways with money,...
View ArticleSocial Class and Bread
Bread and dough are slang for money and those who support their households are called breadwinners. In ancient Rome the shade of ones bread indicated their social status. read more
View ArticleThe Garden Provides More Than Food
In my personal economics, my vegetable garden provides much more than food.
View ArticleI Wondered If He Still Knew What Money Was
Sometimes giving money is the means of a human exchange.
View ArticleA Life-affirming Investment
Subtle shifts in our inner relationship with money can bring profound changes in our lives.
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