by Derek Hagen Feb 4 We All Have Different Values Others do things that we would never do, just like we do things that they would never do. We all have different values.
by Derek Hagen Jan 14 Why You Should Balance the Present and the Future Are you stuck choosing between YOLO and saving money? This has become a popular mantra, but it's misguided.
by Derek Hagen Dec 17, 2020 Why You Should Buy Time Controlling your time is an often-overlooked strategy for finding happiness. Buying time and controlling the time you have work well.
by Derek Hagen Dec 10, 2020 Why You Should Play Your Own Game Without spending some time to figure out what's important to us, we're likely to live life through the lens of others' values.
by Derek Hagen Nov 19, 2020 Bad Things Happen: It Doesn't Have to Bother You Bad things will happen financially. That part is guaranteed. How to respond to that bad event is up to you.
by Derek Hagen Nov 12, 2020 Why You Should Check If Your Ladder is Leaning on the Right Wall What's the point of climbing a ladder if it's not leaning up against the right wall?
by Derek Hagen Oct 22, 2020 How to Stop Overspending - Hit Pause Putting space between stimulus and response, in other words, hitting the pause button, is a good way to bring awareness to our spending.
by Derek Hagen Oct 15, 2020 Improving Your Relationship With Money If you are frustrated by not being able to change your financial habits, then it's time to explore your relationship with money.
by Derek Hagen Oct 8, 2020 Focus on Things You Can Control That Matter Focus your time, attention, and money in areas of your life that you have control over and that actually matter.
by Derek Hagen Sep 24, 2020 How to "Prevent" Setbacks Is a setback a setback if it doesn't impact you? Reframe setbacks as interesting challenges will help you live with fewer negative emotions.
by Derek Hagen Sep 17, 2020 Understanding Setbacks Thinking about a life free from struggles and setbacks is easy and tempting, but it should not be what we are after.
by Derek Hagen Aug 27, 2020 Living a Good (Financial) Life Living the good financial life means more than just saving for the future. It means living life on purpose, in-line with your values.
by Derek Hagen Aug 20, 2020 Why You Should Stop Judging Judging people is easy. Giving unsolicited advice is easy. Easy isn't always good, though.
by Derek Hagen Jul 16, 2020 How to Prioritize Your Spending for Maximum Happiness Utility and opportunity cost are two economics terms that concepts that will help you use your resources in a way that brings you happiness.
by Derek Hagen Jul 9, 2020 Enjoy Your Experiences: It May Be the Last Time With everything you do, you will do it for the last time. This knowledge helps put time in perspective.
by Derek Hagen Jun 25, 2020 Do the Math: Your Time is Limited We only get a certain number of experiences with our time on Earth. Make sure you spend your time wisely.
by Derek Hagen Jun 18, 2020 Why You Should Avoid Lifestyle Creep Lifestyle creep is when the cost of your lifestyle creeps up, often without conscious awareness. Bringing awareness to your spending helps.
by Derek Hagen May 28, 2020 Why You Should Design Your Life What kind of life do you want? If you're like most, you don't know. You live life reacting. Living intentionally will bring you more joy.
by Derek Hagen May 21, 2020 Wasting Financial Windfalls We don't do a good job of managing big influxes of money. Some take this as a way to live more in the moment, but that's a mistake.
by Derek Hagen May 14, 2020 What is Money Health? Physical health is synonymous with health and wellness. Mental health is getting easier to talk about. But nobody talks about Money Health.
