Tag: Financial Therapy

How Many Days of Your Life Does Your Home Cost?

  Having spent years selling and appraising real estate, I’m familiar with the usual measures for valuing a house. Price per square foot, comparisons to similar properties, and the guideline of keeping housing at or below 25 percent of what a household earns are...

The Value Of Financial Therapy For Men In Power

Do billionaires need financial therapy? The very idea probably seems ludicrous. Why would someone with such immense wealth and power have issues around money? That question is one of the topics addressed in a new book, Financial Therapy for Men, edited by Dr. Prince...

The Real Financial Cost of Childhood Trauma

Chances are you know someone who makes you wonder, “Why can’t they manage money better?” They may be intelligent, educated, and capable in many other areas of life, but be underemployed, stuck, or struggling to take care of themselves financially.  Research from the...

Couples Can Learn To Manage Unfixable Money Conflicts

A common assumption about financial therapy for couples is that the goal is to “fix” their financial disagreements. If they can just land on the right budget, the right system, or the right division of responsibilities, harmony will follow. I once believed this...

Can You Have Financial Wellbeing If You’re Broke But Happy?

A core purpose of my work in financial planning and financial therapy is to help clients achieve and maintain financial wellbeing. What is that, exactly? One definition I use, which comes from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is “a state of being,...