by Maria Nedeva | 2 Oct, 2018 | Big picture, Organisation
Deciding how to organise family finances is not as straightforward as it used to be. My mum and dad, for example, didn’t need to make complex decisions about that: my dad worked, my mum looked after the children and all money was shared. There is also the part where...
by Maria Nedeva | 31 Dec, 2015 | Organisation, WTFIFL
Did you think that I forgot about my promise to declutter my house? Did you think that I got so caught up in the holiday spirit – both as cheer and cheers – that all intention to declutter my belongings was forgotten? Not so, my friends. My valiant attempt to...
by Maria Nedeva | 5 Feb, 2013 | Organisation, Uncategorized
Going to college can be a great way to advance you personally. For many high school graduates, college is a must. The reason is education to set them up to succeed in the future. In fact, many jobs now look for college graduates exclusively, rather than making it...
by Maria Nedeva | 17 Jul, 2012 | Generating income, Grow income, Make money, Organisation, Personal finance wisdom
There are many meaning of ‘worth’ and let me make it clear from the beginning: here I am not talking about net worth or your worth in the most profound existential sense of the word. If I wanted to hear about your ‘net worth’ I would have asked ‘how much are you...
by Maria Nedeva | 22 May, 2012 | Organisation, Personal effectiveness
We do tend to focus, a bit too much I believe, on the skills we need. Here I use ‘skills’ very broadly so these can include competencies, knowledge and narrow technical skill sets. This is part of our obsession with control and the illusion we want to create that we...
by Maria Nedeva | 10 Aug, 2011 | Budgeting, Organisation
Money matters in the realm of shared life! It is very likely that couples and families experience financial problems at one or other point during their life together. It is not surprising that having financial problems is the fourth most common reason for divorce...