Whitney Hansen | Money Coaching
Millennial Money Blog
The line between successful people and average joe’s is actually marginal. There isn’t a huge distinct separation. Crossing the line only requires tiny action steps or small changes in daily habits that compound over time. The small compounds are then deemed overnight success, when really it required work day in and day out. You might be wondering what some of… Read More
One fine spring day, as I was making the journey to work, a huge, monstrous rock flew out of a truck, and hit my windshield. How the windshield stayed together is beyond me, but no matter how I looked at it, it needed to be replaced. That stuff happens. Let’s imagine you’ve been working at a job for a year…. Read More
A lot of times, being successful with your monthly budget is simply being aware of your expenses. From coaching and working with over 150 people in the last year, I have found that most common issue is surrounding personal finance is the lack of organizing information. Enter budget binder. A budget binder is a very basic way of tracking your bills…. Read More
What if I told you the reason you are broke is about 75% your fault and 25% someone else’s fault. But, after this post, it will be 100% on you. (It’s not too late to turn back!) By the time you are 5 years old, you have a set of political, religious, environmental, and financial beliefs that has been embedded… Read More
The feeling debt gives us can be summarized in one word: Shackles. Imprisonment. Trapped. Stuck. (insert your own verb or noun). One of the best quotes I’ve ever heard on debt is this: “Some debts are fun when acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.” How true is this? Trust me, I’m like everyone else…. Read More
I get sent articles/texts/Facebook messages of some really cool money topics. But sometimes, just sometimes, I get sent things that make me want to shake someone. (don’t worry- I’m kidless!) I was sent a Facebook status post. A young, 18 or 19 year old female bragging about maxing her “Victoria’s Don’t Tell Nobody” card…within the first hour. The video encapsulates… Read More
As I write this, I am sitting on my patio, drinking coffee with Peppermint Mocha creamer, listening to birds chirp, and watching the sunset. It’s been about a month since I have had the opportunity to do this and oh how it was missed! Being in nature relaxes me and reminds me of how petty my “problems”really are. Although I could… Read More
You read that correctly. When I graduate in May 2015 (did you just hear angels singing?), I will have paid less than 500 bucks for my grad school. Part of my weirdness- if you’ve met me, you understand- is challenging social norms and experimenting with my personal life. I like to test my self imposed boundaries. So when people told… Read More
