by Spring Plans | Jan 28, 2019 | Design Thinking, Goal Planning, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
A wish for our readers for the year ahead is becoming a tradition for us. If you’ve been reading the Spring blog for a while, you may remember that past years included wishes for clarity, ownership, structure, and momentum. If you’re new here: welcome—and buckle up....
by Sandi Martin | Nov 27, 2018 | Big Picture, Goal Planning, Monthly Spring Update
It’s the home stretch, friends. Even though we all know calendar years are arbitrary, that humans celebrate the new year at different times, and that your personal and financial growth can’t possibly be measured in tidy 365 day increments, the end of one year and...
by Julia Chung | Oct 29, 2018 | Fee Only Financial Planning, Goal Planning, Monthly Spring Update, Personal Finance
For many of our clients, one of the most frustrating moments of working with expert advisors is when you have this realization: There is rarely one “right” answer. Even when you process this initial realization, and think to yourself, “Sure, everyone is different,”...
by Sandi Martin | Sep 24, 2018 | Fee Only Financial Planning, Goal Planning, Monthly Spring Update
Now that summer is officially over (boo! hisss!) it’s time for one of our all-time favourite activities at Spring: using what we’ve learned about ourselves to make life better – for ourselves, our families, our team, and our clients. (We swear we’re fun at...
by Julia Chung | Aug 27, 2018 | Big Picture, Debt Management, Goal Planning, Monthly Spring Update
Just before you slam your nose into the grindstone that September often brings – regardless of whether you have kids in school or work full time, it can still be a thing – let’s stop and consider: What is it you want to achieve in the back half of this...
by Sandi Martin | Apr 3, 2018 | Book Review, Budgets, Goal Planning, Personal Finance
Worry Free Money: The Guilt-Free Approach to Managing Your Money and Your Life by Shannon Lee Simmons isn’t making empty promises in the title. There’s literally no guilt in it. None. The revolutionary thing about Worry Free Money is that it doesn’t start with...
