Archive for the ‘Finances’ Category

This year I will…

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Come New Years day seven million of us will have made resolutions yet a measly 10 percent of us will actually stick to them. Here are some tips from allaboutyou to help you turn those good intentions in to reality.

‘Find a new activity I love’ instead of ‘Lose a stone’
Losing a stone is a read more »

Should couples have joint bank accounts?

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Surprisingly only a third of couples have a joint account with their partners and as little as one in five duos that are ether married, cohabiting or sleeping in the same bed choose to pool their resources. So why are we so reluctant to share our pennies with our other halves?
With Christmas around the corner read more »

Are money problems causing relationship rifts?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Money really can be the route of all evil. If you have lots or even enough of it then it’s fabulous, but when you are breaking open the piggy bank on a regular basis you’re likely to start feeling a strain on your relationship.
A YouGov poll of 2,000 people in May this year has read more »

Family intervention schemes

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Over the course of the next five years extra funding from the government will mean that more than 100,000 children from the most difficult families will be helped by intervention projects.
Parents of children with an asbo will automatically be required to attend classes on literacy and parenting and will also have an option to read more »

Do women need to start putting themselves before others?

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The caring and motherly nature of women and the fact they often look after everybody else can often mean they are putting their own mental health at risk, reports The Guardian.
Talking therapies have become highly fashionable over the past couple of years, yet our attitudes towards emotional health are still low on our list read more »

Is Retirement Coaching for You?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Retirement coaching is a combination of both regular life coaching and financial planning. Many are aware that there is an abundance of information available about retirement, however there are many other issues to plan for and to consider that a retirement coach could help you with.
A retirement coach will not only help to plan financial read more »

Tips for household management

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

A recent article featured on Americas ABC News page has suggested some helpful life coaching tips on how to organise your household so you don’t become overwhelmed.
The first step is to break down the household into manageable components and functions, for example bill paying, washing, children, travel etc.
After this has been done delegate certain tasks read more »

How to prepare for a 'rainy day'

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

A local newspaper for Paris, Illinois, looks at how many people often don’t plan ahead, self-sabotaging their own successes.
A life coach comments that, when people feel they are about be successful in something, whether it be their career or home life, they often want to jump ship, fearing the the change that may be about read more »

Credit crunch provides life coaching opportunities

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

An article over at the Erie Times News website highlights how the current economic climate could prove to be a great opportunity for those thinking about using a life coach.
In response to people having to make cutbacks, many life coaches are offering reduced rates or free workshops, meaning that now is the perfect time for read more »

How can life coaching help?

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

An article on the Examiner website written by a work/life balance expert looks at exactly how life coaching can help turn people’s lives around.
Many people are in a job that they have no passion for, and have often given up hope of every having their dream job, and some have perhaps not even explored what read more »