Positively Jane

Your spending habits are not random. They reveal what you value, what you fear, what makes you feel safe, and what kind of future you believe is possible for yourself. In this episode, I explore the emotional side of...

Saving is the starting point. Not the strategy. Financial freedom isn't something you protect your way into — it's something you build your way into. Being responsible with money is a beautiful thing. But what if the...

<p>Have you ever laughed something off that actually deserved a serious pause?</p><p>"Oh, it doesn't matter. I'll probably die first anyway."</p><p>Maybe you've said it. Maybe you've heard it. And maybe you've never...

<p>Have you ever set a goal that felt exciting at first… and then slowly faded into the background?</p><p>Here's the truth most people aren't saying out loud: goals don't actually create results. Your decisions...

<p>Have you ever stopped to think about how long your retirement might actually last?</p><p>Not just the years you planned for — but the years that come after that?</p><p>Here’s something most women have never been...

<p>Have you ever felt like you were doing everything right with money… but still felt quietly uneasy underneath?</p><p>Good income. Good life on the surface. And yet — something was missing.</p><p>That something was...

<p>Have you ever picked up two products… and realized the only real difference was the color, but the price wasn’t the same?</p><p>One is blue.</p><p>One is pink.</p><p>And suddenly the pink one costs more.</p><p>That’s...

<p>Are you the best version of yourself?</p><p>Not the version that shows up for a meeting…</p><p>Not the version you post online…</p><p>But the real version.</p><p>The one your family experiences every day.</p><p>In...

<p>There was a time in my life when everything looked perfectly fine on the outside…</p><p>The house was beautiful.</p><p>The bills were paid.</p><p>Life looked…good.</p><p>But underneath it all, there was a quiet...

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<p>Did you know that money is power? Meaning - when you not only have money, but you know what to do with your money - you have power.</p><p>Education in anything creates self-assurance, confidence and feeling of being...

<p>Does money stress you out? Paying bills. Having enough money for retirement? Taking care of your kids? Do you sometimes feel that no matter how hard you work or how much money you will make you will never have...

<p >Are you a victim of overspending? Meaning…you know you shouldn’t hit that buy button or cruise the Target aisles or whip out that credit card for the cutest outfit ever! But you buy it anyway and think that you will...

<p >I gotta ask - do you have any idea how much money you will need to live when you retire? What I mean is…where is the money coming from? Who is going to pay you when you are no longer working?</p> <p >Do you have a...

<p >There are different types of excuses. As I mentioned in Part 1 of Living a life of excuses - there are the ‘that’s the way I was raised’ or ‘that’s just the way I am’ excuses. </p> <p >But what about the other ones...