by Mikelann Valterra | Feb 3, 2026 | Planning
Whenever I teach a seminar on money, invariably I ask the audience, “What is the point of having money?” Answers start flying and I throw them on a whiteboard. “Retirement, vacations, money for my kid’s college, pay my mortgage, to have fun, to not be stressed about...
by Mikelann Valterra | Oct 18, 2016 | Planning
As a money coach, I ask new clients about their relationship to food. What?! Why am I asking that? Because food and money issues are often related. For starters, they are the two most common things we turn to, to make ourselves feel better. Think of it this way– when...
by Mikelann Valterra | Feb 27, 2012 | Spending
Whether you need to spend less when you go out shopping or you want to be a more conscious spender, it helps to have a few tricks under your belt. Stores spend billions on the science of getting you to part with your money. They understand how your brain works and...
