by Marie Burns | Feb 1, 2024 | Estate Planning, Marriage, Suddenly Single
In this month of “love” I think it’s appropriate to share a blog from Pastor Jack, from Avondale Baptist Church in Arizona. He wrote a blog for his congregation a few years ago about how to love your wife even after you’re gone and I requested his permission to share...
by Marie Burns | Nov 8, 2021 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning
Have you ever had a goal you couldn’t seem to get accomplished but then when there was a special event added to the calendar, it somehow got done? Losing weight before a wedding, completing a home project before company comes to stay, or finishing a gift before the...
by Marie Burns | Aug 30, 2021 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financially Organized
The Guilt Have you ever gone to an estate sale? As you walk through the home of the previous owner, what thoughts are in your head? What are you feeling? I have found myself having difficulty not feeling like an intruder or feeling guilty or disrespectful, especially...
by Marie Burns | Mar 24, 2021 | Estate Planning, Financially Organized
Passwords Here, There and Everywhere! How many passwords do you have to keep track of? Have you ever counted them? I stopped counting after I hit 200 (but I have two businesses so hopefully it’s not that many for everyone). I know it’s all for our own safety and...
by Marie Burns | Feb 22, 2021 | Financial Planning, Financial Wellness
Checklists are more powerful than you might think. Research is definitely convincing on the merits of using checklists. They help you focus and accomplish goals, one small task at a time. They train your brain to be more productive which also gives you more time in...
by Marie Burns | Nov 23, 2020 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning
“Just like we often have our family around us at the dinner table, Thanksgiving and other holidays, or in times of need, we also should think about having a financial family around us too.” Talking around the dinner table as a young girl is where I heard...
by Marie Burns | May 5, 2020 | Caregiver, Estate Planning, Financial Planning
Let’s Turn the Tables… Remember as a child how your parents helped you with anything and everything? From the time you got up in the morning, made your bed, ate some breakfast and started the rest of your day, one or both of your parents probably helped...
by Marie Burns | Apr 6, 2020 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning
The decisions we make now will impact us in the future… Quarantine. Lockdown. Shelter in Place. Social Distancing. COVID-19. Whoever heard of these terms before or even knew what they meant let alone were intentionally living them every day until now!?! None of...
by Marie Burns | Feb 4, 2020 | Estate Planning
Remember as a kid being asked “What are the Magic Words?” You were probably being reminded by a parent, teacher or grandparent to remember your manners and say “please” or “thank you” right? Or now that we are in February (how did that happen already!?!), you might...
by Marie Burns | Nov 12, 2019 | Financial Advocate
An attitude of gratitude In grade school we learned that Thanksgiving originally started as a feast to celebrate a harvest. But did you know that we have Abraham Lincoln to thank for making Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863? Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday...
by Marie Burns | Sep 10, 2019 | Estate Planning, Financial Advocate
Mind, Money, Motion…where to start? We all have something we know we want or need to improve in our lives. The hard part is either getting motivated to make that change or identifying specifically what to change (and sticking with it) or both. A friend of mine from...
by Marie Burns | Jun 5, 2019 | Estate Planning
June 2019 – Are you ready for a stress-free vacation season this summer? To be truly stress-free, you need to consider the Must-Dos of estate planning before you go. I jokingly (but not really) tell my financial planning clients to book a trip on the...
