by Natasha Knox | Jun 1, 2019 | money and relationships, Money Scripts, new habits
Something happened to me this week that really took me by surprise. On a day-to-day basis, my old money attitudes have been replaced by healthier, more nuanced, and contextually appropriate beliefs and habits. But day-to-day life has a certain predictability to...
by Natasha Knox | Apr 14, 2019 | planning, Uncategorized
Applying the Managing Complex Change Model to Personal Finances In 1987 Dr. Mary Lippitt created the Managing Complex Change Model. The model illustrates each essential component of complex change, and the problem that results when that component is...
by Natasha Knox | Apr 9, 2019 | new habits, Uncategorized
This past year, I was in grad school, and that meant writing academic papers which is something I haven’t done in over twenty years. Every single time I sat down to write, I discovered something a little weird: I craved a cigarette. I quit smoking over twenty years...
by Natasha Knox | Mar 28, 2019 | Events, Money Scripts
The interesting thing about personal finance, is that it’s actually the “personal” parts that are the drivers behind your financial decisions 💡Money History💡Beliefs and Attitudes💡Values💡Relationships💡 Hope, dreams and fears Therefore, in order to make...
by Natasha Knox | Mar 4, 2019 | money and relationships, Spending
This is a story of how my husband and I recently almost talked ourselves into a buying a new vehicle a few months ago – possibly to keep up with the Joneses on some unconscious level – and how positive peer pressure snapped us out of it. One of our vehicles is...
by Natasha Knox | Nov 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I weighed in on this terrific Best Company post about what to give a friend who is struggling with debt. Do you give them money, teach them how to manage their money better, or provide support? I favour giving support. This was part of my response: If it’s a...
by Natasha Knox | Sep 11, 2018 | debt, money and relationships
Keeping secrets in general is bad for relationships. When it comes to debt, that secret is especially bad. What your partner doesn’t know actually can hurt them…and you, financially. Many people find that debts such as mortgages, are easier to speak about than...
by Natasha Knox | Aug 28, 2018 | investment
One of the most common questions that I get when I first meet new people, is about my opinion on cryptocurrency. This is a tricky question to answer because I don’t have strong opinions on cryptocurrency or any investment, per se. However, I do have very...
by Natasha Knox | Mar 4, 2018 | Spending
What is aspirational spending? It is spending that reflects what we want to do, or who we want to be (or be again) at some unspecified point in our future. The dangerous quality of aspirational spending is that it often feels virtuous. In the moment, it may even...
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