The Decisions We Make When We're Not Emotionally Steady

A friend of mine told me something a while back. She said when life gets to be too much, she skips right past window shopping and goes straight to purchasing without thought. It is only later, when she is looking at what it actually cost her, that the actually stress of the buying catches up with her. Because it was never about the things, it was about needing to feel some kind of control when everything else felt overwhelming.

And recently, my granddaughter had her first bake sale. She was so excited about the money coming in, and that excitement grew even more once we had a conversation and looked at what she had spent on ingredients versus what she had earned. She wanted to understand her numbers so she could make an even bigger profit next time. Watching her get curious about her money at such a young age reminded me this lesson matters no matter how old you are.

This is something I see over and over in my coaching practice. When we are anxious or running on empty, our decisions start to come from that same place instead of a grounded one. Whether it is a grown woman learning to pause before she spends, or a teenager learning to see her profit & loss clearly, the lesson is the same. When you can see your money, you make better decisions with it, and seeing this carries into everything else.

This is one of the many reasons why I built a simple budget worksheet into the back of both my Women's Digital Planner and Teen Digital Planner. Both are personalized right on the cover, and they make a meaningful gift as much as they do a daily tool.

From now through August 14th, when you get the Women's Digital Planner, you can add the Teen Digital Planner for just $9 instead of $12. A small way to bring this same practice into the young teen girl in your life while you're building it into your own.

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