Categories: Relationship to money

Money and finances isn’t all about dollars and figures. Money is very tied to our emotions, our self-worth, our values and beliefs and bythe experiences we have had with money in the past. What’s your relationship to money and what role does it play in your life?

Maintain Marital Bliss by Following These 5 Money Management Principles

Posted on: February 8, 2017

By Melanie Buffel, B.A. Psych, MBA Candidate Marriages suffer when there is financial stress. Sometimes they fail. In Canada, where the divorce rate is 48%, money issues are often cited as a contributing factor in a relationship’s downfall. But there … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Money Coaching, Relationship to money


Emotional Roadblocks to Financial Happiness – 3 Steps to a Breakthrough

Posted on: February 2, 2017

By: Barbara Knoblach, PhD., FPSC Level 1 ® “These are my New Year’s resolutions…” We all start the year with a collection of resolutions to improve our lives. We want to lose weight to fit into new clothes; we want … Continue reading →

Posted in Money Coaching, Relationship to money


How do I achieve financial success? The 7 Stages of Financial Well-Being quiz has the answers

Posted on: November 2, 2016

By Karin Mizgala, co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada November is designated as Financial Literacy Month in Canada. Each year since 2011, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), coordinates efforts between the private, public and non-profit sectors to promote … Continue reading →

Posted in 7 Stages of Financial Well-Being®, Financial Literacy, Relationship to money


Top 4 Money Challenges Women Face

Posted on: October 19, 2016

By Karin Mizgala, co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada Canadian women have the freedom to create wealth, and make their own financial decisions, but it hasn’t always been that way. Less than 45 years ago, women had a difficult time … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial Literacy, Investing, Relationship to money, Retirement savings


A Powerful Framework to Teach Kids about Money

Posted on: October 5, 2016

By Kathryn Mandelcorn, FMA How we feel about money, and how we manage it, has a lot to do with what our parents did or did not do. We carry our money beliefs, positive and negative, from our childhood straight into … Continue reading →

Posted in Kids and Money, Relationship to money


End Financial Avoidance and Reclaim Your Power Today

Posted on: August 10, 2016

By Sheila Walkington, co-founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada   Most people procrastinate from time to time, it’s human nature to put off tasks we believe to be unpleasant or time consuming. But the habitual putting off of our responsibilities, … Continue reading →

Posted in 7 Stages of Financial Well-Being®, Relationship to money


Money and relationships – how to handle difficult conversations about money (with your spouse, your children and other family members)

Posted on: July 13, 2016

Most of us don’t find money an easy thing to talk about in our culture. It’s rarely discussed openly in our families, we don’t tell our friends what we earn, we feel uncomfortable negotiating our salary, and we often avoid … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationship to money


6 Proven Ways to Teach Kids about Money

Posted on: June 30, 2016

Where did you learn about money? From school, from your parents, from a life of hard knocks?! Well, you as a parent are the most influential teacher your child will ever have, and specifically the mom when it comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Kids and Money, Relationship to money


How to Take Charge and Say Goodbye to Financial Chaos

Posted on: June 22, 2016

By Sheila Walkington, co-founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada Do you remember the children’s game Chutes and Ladders? Players are moving forward and climbing the ladders when suddenly a roll of the die lands them on a chute that sends … Continue reading →

Posted in 7 Stages of Financial Well-Being®, Money Coaching, Relationship to money


5 Steps to Getting Financially Unstuck

Posted on: May 26, 2016

By Melanie Buffel, BA Psych, MBA Candidate Does your financial situation feel like an immovable object – something that cannot be moved and is keeping you from making progress towards your goals? The situation might feel entrenched, even hopeless. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Money Coaching, Relationship to money