by Mikelann Valterra | Apr 7, 2025 | Mindset
One of the best questions to ask yourself when you debate spending a larger sum of money is “what does my future self think of this?” Asking this question lifts and expands your vision and thinking. It takes you from living solely in the moment, week or...
by Mikelann Valterra | Feb 18, 2025 | Spending
“Can I afford to take two weeks in Hawaii?” … “Should I do the facial package?” … “I really want a new couch!” Spending decisions are all around us. “Should I really buy this”? “Can I afford this?”...
by Mikelann Valterra | Mar 9, 2024 | Podcast
Gasp! What a name for a podcast! Podcast host Melissa Leon runs Two Sense Consulting, and she focuses on how “ambitious women can have it all without doing it all”. That is the focus of her “Efficiency Bitch” podcast as well. (By the way, “BITCH” stands for...
by Mikelann Valterra | Jun 29, 2017 | Spending
Siren Call: definition- The enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; — “Unable to resist the siren call of the cards, she withdrew her savings and headed for Las Vegas.” She succumbed to the siren call of new carpeting… and left the broken...
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...
