A Newsletter Valuing Change Next time, get it delivered May/June 2005 Newsletter Archive The future's coming What do you want for your future? What do you need to change to have that future? Prepare for your financial future:      Review and organize your finances      Come up with a plan      Spend less so you can save more      Make saving automatic      Check your credit rating      Know where your money is going      Hire the right financial advisor      Choose wise investments      Make decisions based on your values      Eliminate debt      Take full advantage of tax reduction retirement saving plans      Determine your life expectancy Put money into savings before you pay for anything else. If you are already paying yourself 10% of your income consider increasing the amount to 12, 15 or 20%. What's important about money for you? * * * * * Visualize Freedom * * * * * Irene's Mission Statement My mission is to help my clients achieve extraordinary professional results. Books Supporting Change Smart Women Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Achieving Financial Security and Funding Your Dream, by David Bach is a book that men will benefit from reading just as much as women although the book is geared toward financial issues women face. Bach shows you how to take control of your financial future. He helps you appreciate that "your problem is not that you don't make enough it's that you spend too much". He helps you match your financial behavior with your values by going through the process of understanding what is important about money to you. Buy This Book From Amazon.com "You can't have everything - where would you put it?"    Anonymous Personal Story Late last year I decided to finally get a handle on my financial future. I had been using building my coaching practice as an excuse to only give minimal consideration to my savings. Since I made the decision to start "paying myself first" I am delighted at the vast improvement in my savings. I have been determined to stop spending my money on the many discretionary items that I thought were important and save the money instead. In this way I am choosing to give my value of peace of mind more weight than my value of fun. By reducing the conflict between my values I am feeling more confident and secure about my future. Your coaching, consulting, or workshop referrals are appreciated! Enter your name and email address below to receive my newsletter, conveniently delivered to your email box. Don't worry about SPAM: I do not share your address with anyone else. Name: Email: Did you find this newsletter helpful? Great. Maybe you can do the same for this Web site. If you use the Amazon.com link below to buy your books, music, DVDs and a wealth of other merchandise, a portion of proceeds will go to support this site. There is no additional charge, so it doesn't cost you a thing. Thanks for your help! BACK TO NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE