Learning How to Plan and Achieve Your Goals

Many people would never take a road trip without a GPS or map, but often operate their lives without a plan or a goal. Just like in road trips, you need to take the time to plan, prioritize, and determine where you are going if you want to hit your destination. Without the plan or

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How to Improve Your Relationship with Food and Self-Love in Just 38 Days

 This is a guest post from my fabulous relationship coach, Monique Halley. (I will be sharing my experience with you when I am done with my 35-day journey.) I found Monique on Facebook and was really fascinated by her road to improving her relationship with food. She shares some real nuggets. I can’t wait to

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How to Save for a New Home Purchase

Getting on the first rung of the property ladder has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Banks usually ask for a deposit of twenty per cent, a fact which generally leaves prospective first time buyers reeling. So saving up to buy a house can be trying, especially if you have to pay rent on your current

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My Secret to Losing 5 pounds in 7 days in a Cheap and Healthy Way

I was s-t-r-u-g-g-l-l-i-n-g to lose those five pounds despite buying expensive personal training sessions and using them. So, I asked a different personal trainer for some advice. “Why I am not losing the weight despite all of my sweating and time at the gym?” I asked. This personal trainer told me that the secret to

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The Ideal Number of Bank Accounts A Married Couple Should Have

I attended a beautiful wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. He was Italian. She was Jamaican. This was his second marriage. This was her first. He had two children that he brought to the marriage. She, on the other hand, was looking forward to starting a family with him. The pastor candidly spoke about the

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3 Tips to Handle Discouragement and Disappointment in a Healthy Way

P.S. If you feel you need to talk to me about your abundance and budget, don’t forget I offer complimentary financial clarity sessions. All you have to do is click here to schedule one.  Love, Kara by Kim Renée Nelson We’ve all had discouraging situations arise that throw us off our game. There’s the friend that

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5 Tips to Effectively Negotiate and Get What You Want

In her book, Women Don’t Ask, Linda Babcock conducted a survey of graduating business school students and found that there was a 7.6% difference in salary between men and women. One of the interesting findings was that 57% of men negotiated their salary while only 7% of women attempted to negotiate. Think about it. If

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Achieve Success By Using These Simple Tools Properly

Before building a home, blueprints are sketched, supplies are purchased and the house is built. I know that’s pretty simplistic but it will work for our purposes so bear with me :). Decide on Your Goals The blueprints are the plan. You must first decide on your goals. What does your life look like 3

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Meet DreamGirl Tiphanie Yanique: Author of Land of Love and Drowning

I took the day off when I found out that Tiphanie Yanique and A. Naomi Jackson, two up and coming Caribbean writers would be sitting on a panel at Columbia University in honor of the “Year of Baldwin.” Yanique is a US Virgin Islander and Jackson is a Brooklyn-born writer of Antiguan and Bajan ancestry.

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The Ideal Number of Bank Accounts A Married Couple Should Have

FREE QUIZ: Learn how your emotions impact your financial future. I attended a beautiful wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. He was Italian. She was Jamaica. This was his second marriage. This was her first. He had two children that he brought to the marriage. She, on the other hand, was looking forward to starting

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