Carol Leeth

Investing in your relationship with money, is it all about behavior?  Your financial health is largely determined by your habits, your feelings, and your thoughts.

The trick is to create healthy habits and […]

10 QUICK TIPS 

1. Start today to save for retirement, 10% of gross pay, if possible, including any employer match within a 401(K) plan.

2. Build or maintain your rainy day fund of 4-6 months of e […]

To someone inexperienced with candles, they might have heard about the amazing light such could produce and maybe even have held an unlit candle in their hand, but they still wouldn’t have known the true c […]

Back in the day, summertime for kids meant long days playing outside, spending time at the neighborhood pool and going back to school a little taller and leaner with a nice tan. Not so much anymore.

Several […]

We all need a reminder from time to time of how far we’ve come.

We’ve all been down roads that haven’t been smooth…some far bumpier than we would have liked…some downright treacherous…

And yet, we’ve survi […]

Recently I was visiting with a group of smart, thoughtful, and ‘well plugged in’ women. Our conversation was both compelling and humbling. The stats of this group: with only one exception, we all work full tim […]

Close your Eyes and imagine.  Covered in dark clothing, your eyes are down-cast.  As a young girl, you are taught never to make eye contact with men!  The rules are very strict connected to religious law and th […]

In this age of mass communication it is easy to fall into a muted world of anagrams, symbols, emojis, and reinventing the English language.  With every tweet or text or email we are replacing the sound of a human […]

If you’re a woman thinking about fitting into

A swimsuit for an upcoming vacation
An outfit for a wedding, vacation, reunion, job interview, or perhaps an online date
Your clothes from last s […]

We listen. We listen to obtain information from our co-workers, our neighbors, our newscasters, and our mothers. We listen to learn new concepts, new procedures, new skills and review old ones. We listen to enjoy […]

In the United States, just less than half the population of adults have encountered substance abuse in their family. Studies suggest that substance abuse can negatively impact the nature and quality of family […]

What you have to say matters. How you express yourself shows the world who you are. It reveals your character and your perspectives in a way nothing else can. What do you want to say to the world? What is your […]

“Happy talk, keep talking happy talk…” This month’s topic of communication brought this little Rogers and Hammerstein tune to mind.

Talking, communication is how a lot of women understand the world. That’s […]

My son came to me in tears. He told me he had been on his computer looking up the average weight for a 10 year old boy. He said his best friend had been repeatedly telling him he was fat.

I was devastated.

I […]