To “live intentionally” means to live according to your values and beliefs. I believe when we commit to being more thoughtful in how we spend our time and our money we can overcome the overwhelm, reduce financial stress, and live a more purposeful life.
Intentional living allows us to take better care of our minds and our bodies, and in turn, better care of those around us.
Here you’ll find content to help you spend less time and money on the things that matter less so you can create margin in your life and your budget to spend more on the things that matter most.
A woman’s grandfather on her father’s side left an inheritance to her, her full brother, and her father. Her two older half siblings, who are from her mother’s previous relationship, weren’t included. Her brother thinks they should share their inheritance with the half siblings, and he’s making her feel selfish for hesitating. She grew up…
A woman who’s been unemployed and applying for jobs nonstop finally landed an interview for an administrative assistant position. By the end of it, she’d done something she’d never done before, she got up and walked out. Four different people had questioned her across two rounds, and none of them could clearly explain what the…
A woman’s mother spent nearly 30 years working in public schools before she died in 2022 at age 53. The woman was 22 at the time. She recently learned that her sister has been receiving monthly payments from their mother’s retirement benefits for about five years. Now she’s trying to understand how that happened and…
A 74-year-old retired woman lives on Social Security as her only income. Back in 2022, while she was still working, she co-signed a student loan for her niece. Her niece promised she’d get her aunt removed from the loan after a year of on-time payments. Instead, the payments have been inconsistent, the loan is behind,…
A woman decided to stop contributing to her office’s shared food fund because she never uses the snacks, coffee, or supplies it pays for. Since then, three other coworkers have also opted out, leaving the monthly budget short. Now the office manager has asked her to reconsider, a coworker who uses the kitchen constantly has…
A 23-year-old woman is the only person in her household with a paycheck. Her father, who’s 58, hasn’t worked in a decade, and her mother left the family years ago. Now her dad has drained his retirement savings and maxed out his credit cards. To keep the bank from taking their home, he wants her…
