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The High Cost of Dieting

This is a photo of me at age 15 – that’s when I went on my first diet. And since then I stayed on some kind of restrictive diet for almost 16 years. And let me tell you….dieting has cost me BIGTIME, and not just in terms of money. At age 15 I was a dancer and a cheerleader. I was unhappy because I didn’t think I was as lean as some of my friends, so I wanted to lose weight. My mom wasn’t a fan of me dieting. She said I was still growing and needed healthy balanced e

Honey, How Do You Deal With Money?

We’ve all heard the statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce. But did you also know that out of those divorces, almost 60% occur because of money problems? From all my years working in the finance industry, I’ve learned that attitudes and perspectives about money vary wildly from person to person. So I can TOTALLY understand the difficulties that can come up when two people join together their lives and finances. I think a lot of disagreements come from couples avoiding the â€

Stay Away From Glossy Investments

This article is by guest blogger Aequitas Wealth Management. When buying investments, we should buy them more like we shop for groceries rather than luxury items. When we buy a fine watch or perfume we are drawn to an image of how we would like to feel or be perceived. Style and passion sell! If that weren’t the case, instead of a Rolex we would be happy with the flimsy plastic watch we receive as a free gift with a magazine subscription. Watch out for this when you are investing! Investment s