by Sarah Carr | Aug 4, 2021 | Personal Finance
If Simone Biles can prioritize her mental and emotional well-being so can I, and so can you. There is a mantra within our culture that idolizes a push through, get the job done at all costs kind of attitude. Don’t slow down, don’t pause, keep moving forward, sacrifice...
by Sarah Carr | Sep 30, 2020 | Personal Finance
I am back in my office after working from home since March. Being home certainly had its benefits but let’s be honest, it can be really hard to feel good about your work when every 20 minutes you’re getting another snack request or having to play referee. ...
by Sarah Carr | Mar 18, 2020 | Financial Therapy, Personal Finance
As many of you know my family and I live in Pennsylvania. Last Friday our governor closed all public schools for an initial two weeks, and then Monday he closed all non-essential businesses. Cities, states, and countries across the world are responding to COVID-19 in...
by Sarah Carr | Jul 23, 2016 | Budgeting, Personal Finance
Good question. Can money really buy happiness? My automatic response used to be, of course not. Happiness can’t be bought! Then I’d think about it again. I suppose money can provide opportunities that lead to happiness. Not to mention that if you look...
by Sarah Carr | Mar 13, 2015 | Budgeting, Financial Education, Financial Therapy, Personal Finance
We often think of self-care in the fields of health, nutrition, fitness, emotional, spiritual, and mental health but not often do we relate the idea of self-care to our personal financial lives. Perhaps, it’s time for that to change. Instead of neglecting and...
by Sarah Carr | Jan 29, 2015 | Financial Education, Personal Finance, Retirement, Retirement Planning
As traditional pensions decline and other retirement expenses, such as health care, increase, affording retirement has become an even greater challenge. My work as a financial planner used to be running analysis to best optimize retirement income and improve...
