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5 no-regrets purchases that make life with a toddler WAY easier

Voila! A list of things that are making life way better. Because toddlers are hard work. In comparison, it feels like we needed so many more baby products when he was younger (here were my top...

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Money & marriage: Navigating the awkward conversations and more

True story. When I was in my teens, the most important advice my parents saw fit to pass on to me about relationships was to get tested … to check that my partner and I were genetically compatible....

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How I’ve started doing shadow work (and why it matters)

  What is shadow work and why the hell should I care? This, along with reparenting, is pretty new to my lexicon. It’s all part of healing. Moving forward in life despite your baggage. And it pays off...

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Parenting is like writing (painful, prolonged, precious)

<Unsplash> Turns out, parenting is a lot like writing. It’s a process. A painful, sucky, tedious process. It’s showing up, over and over again. Winning some moments. Failing in others. Sometimes...

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The way you imagined it may not be the way it actually happens

  I recently had a client – let’s call her Ana – bail on a project. This was a real blow. It was an expansion on something we’d done together previously – I was so excited! I even posted publicly...

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3 times insurance totally saved me in the last year

  I’ve had a lot of reasons to be thankful for insurance over the past year. When insurance companies come through on claims, it’s so worth it. Getting a new (used) car through insurance Even though...

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All the things I’ve learned from the single most important relationship in my...

  I have a funny relationship with external validation. I crave it more than anything else. It gives me the most delightful warm glow in my belly. But I also feel intensely…uncomfortable receiving it?...

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Money always needs a purpose. What’s yours?

  Every dollar has a job. That’s the principle behind a budget. If you don’t have a purpose in mind for your money, you’re not going to have it for long. Likewise, without a concrete goal, it’s hard...

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Money, mindset, and manifesting: Why I’m now making mindset work a daily...

  Years ago, I noticed something odd. Little windfalls seemed to come my way just after I gave money to a charitable cause. This happened over and over again. That really was the beginning of my...

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What are you feeding your mind? Hacking your brain like it’s the Facebook...

  Humans. We’re complex and unpredictable. Yet deep down we all just want a few basic things – to feel seen, heard, understood. Our minds are so incredibly powerful and yet, the base operating system...

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Just another take on lockdown parenting

We’ve been lucky to spend more of the pandemic living relatively normal lives than not. I’ve never been so glad to live in little old NZ than I have been the past 18 months. Complaining about being in...

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Money porcupines: How to spot (and stop) financial self-sabotage

  Let’s talk about the sneaky, invisible saboteurs holding us back financially. Or, as I like to call them, money porcupines. They’re a defence mechanism. They mean well! They are there for our...

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Is home ownership still the dream?

It is not beyond the realm of possibility that I currently live in a million-dollar home. I remember finally being able to buy back in 2016, and that sense of elation. Even when the pace of...

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3 steps to getting what you want

  Hustle culture would have you believe that you just need to grind to reach your biggest goals. NOPE. It starts with cultivating unshakeable belief in yourself. if you don’t believe in you, nobody...

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“Money doesn’t buy happiness”– GTFO with your BS!

  Only two types of people say this. Those who have more than enough money, or those who don’t have it and never will. This is what I’ve observed, over and over. I remember engaging in discussion once...

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5 steps to crush your money goals this year

Looking back over my adult life, especially in the past few years, I’ve pulled off a few things that just didn’t ever seem within reach. Mostly financial, to be fair, but I’ve come to see that the...

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3 ways I’ve transformed my relationship with money

My word of the year for 2021 was UPGRADE. And truly, it resonated in so many ways. Internally – I feel like an entirely new person. Externally, 2021 was a game-changing year financially. I invested in...

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Cryptocurrency: Why consider it now and how to get started safely?

I recently received a request to write about crypto. Not my zone of genius! So when BitPrime, a crypto trading platform, got in touch, it seemed like a good time to team up on this topic.  What is...

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3 ways to feel better about your money NOW

For so many years, I had mostly negative feelings about money. There was never enough. Progress was always so slow. Stuff always cropped up. I had so much fear, scarcity, and resentment. Basically all...

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Feeling stuck on your healing path? You might be missing the mind-body...

I remember the first time I realised the power of the mind-body connection. Years ago, I was listening to a guided meditation on the train. As I followed along, I literally felt the pressure and...

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