by Marie Burns | Apr 10, 2024 | Estate Planning, Suddenly Single
Sorry, if you started reading in order to pick up some recipes or meal ideas, I may have misled you. But now that I have your attention, are you open to thinking about discussing Death over Dinner? What!?! Who chose to write about this topic and tie it to a relaxing...
by Marie Burns | Mar 13, 2024 | Financially Organized, Mindset
Beyond Valentine’s Day When I shared the first draft of my financial checklist book with a publisher years ago, his reaction surprised me. “This is a ‘honey, I love you’ book!” he said. “I am going to get this book for my wife for Valentine’s Day and tell her that my...
by Marie Burns | Jan 14, 2024 | Financial Wellness, Financially Organized, Mindset
Are you sick of it yet… all the tips and tricks for making New Year’s Resolutions? And at the same time, all of the depressing stats on how quickly we fail (by mid-January!) at keeping those resolutions? Don’t get me wrong. I am a huge fan and believer in being...
by Marie Burns | Nov 2, 2023 | Financial Wellness, Financially Organized, Retirees
I don’t remember what age it started, but, at one point, the grandma I visited the most started ending each visit, phone conversation or otherwise, with a comment like, “Well, if I’m still around, I will see you next time.” At first, I didn’t give it much thought but...
by Marie Burns | Oct 19, 2023 | Parents, Youth
This year, our daughter got us started on writing the answers to some questions about our lives through a program called “Storyworth.” I know there are several versions of this service out there but basically, you get email questions weekly about various aspects of...
by Marie Burns | Aug 14, 2023 | Estate Planning, Vacation Planning
Summer is the season for travel and vacations, or I understand it’s referred to as the time for “going on holiday” in some parts of Europe. It’s a time full of fun, seeing new things, slowing down and relaxing as well as connecting with friends/family or making new...
by Marie Burns | Jul 27, 2023 | Financial Advocate, Mindset
I am curious what caught your eye on this article, the picture or the title? We’ve heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, and I think that applies here. When I first saw this sign, my brain did one of those fill-in-the-blank tricks. You know when your brain...
by Marie Burns | Mar 7, 2023 | Mindset
One of the most fascinating analogies I read in the past few years that truly helped me to understand the importance of something is that sleep is like a dishwasher cycle in our brain. The Dishwasher Cycle If we interrupt it or cut it short or stop and start it, we...
by Marie Burns | Nov 14, 2022 | Estate Planning, Financially Organized
After sharing Part 1 and Part 2 of the Inheriting a Mess and scary stories series, and since I keep receiving comments, emails, and shared stories from readers and other women I have talked with recently, I thought it only fitting to finish with one more blog on the...
by Marie Burns | Jul 5, 2022 | Financially Organized, Vacation Planning
Summer Travels Are you ready for some stress-free summer travels? What favorite summer vacations do you remember from childhood? Any “trips to remember” stories? As a kid, we had no worries, no stress, just jumped in the vehicle when it was time to leave, right? Our...
by Marie Burns | May 16, 2022 | Financial Wellness, Financially Organized
A Tongue Twister Have you tried a tongue twister in a while? Try saying “financial freebie frenzy” three times fast! I am referring to all of the great attention the topic of financial literacy gets every April, which has been happening every year since 2004 when it...
by Marie Burns | Apr 26, 2022 | Financial Advocate, Financial Wellness, Financially Organized
Quarantine. Lockdown. Shelter in Place. Social Distancing. COVID-19. Who heard of these terms before or even knew what they meant let alone were intentionally living them every day until 2020!?! Hopefully going forward, none of us will spend as much time at home as we...
