By Karin Mizgala, BA Psyc, MBA, CFP^®

Whether you believe in New Year’s resolutions or not, doing better with money in the coming year is probably on your mind.  Why is it such a popular resolution, yet so hard to keep?

One of the biggest reasons is not having a clear sense of what financial success means to you.  The other reason is that it’s just not easy to do what it takes to be good with money in the complex and busy culture we live in.

It takes less effort to hope that a windfall will suddenly appear or to just stay stuck in financial inertia, but wouldn’t it be nice to finally feel in control of your money once and for all –  on your own terms? Continue reading →