Rena Bonesio

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Name: Rena Bonesio
Date registered: October 3, 2010

Latest posts

  1. Money and Boundaries with Oneself — December 21, 2012
  2. Money and Boundaries with Your Spouse — December 19, 2012
  3. Money and Boundaries with Kids — December 17, 2012
  4. Supercharge Your Motivation to Achieve Your Goals — December 7, 2012
  5. YOLO. So What? — December 5, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. Serious Savings — 21 comments
  2. Actively Flabby and Vicariously Thrilled — 18 comments
  3. Clip Art Reveals People’s Views on Money — 13 comments
  4. Free Money — 12 comments
  5. Consumed Consumer — 10 comments

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Money and Boundaries with Oneself

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This topic may seem a bit odd, but people often have extremely loose boundaries with themselves. So many promises that people make to themselves end up broken. “I’m going to give up smoking for my New Year’s resolution.” “I’ll get back on my diet after I splurge a little for the holidays.” “I’ll start jogging …

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Money and Boundaries with Your Spouse

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Marriage, Money

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Money is an essential part of marriage—it can draw people together or drive them apart. Money problems are often cited as the #1 cause of divorce. However, having healthy boundaries with your spouse regarding your money can help. Boundaries: Too Rigid One version of boundaries that are too rigid is when a couple maintains separate …

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Money and Boundaries with Kids

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Generosity, Life, Money

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Mostly this blog is about boundaries with kids. The same principles also can apply to grandkids, nieces, nephews or other family members who are in financial need. Have you ever noticed that they don’t teach kids about money in school these days? Rather, it is the parents’ responsibility to teach their kids about personal finances. …

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Supercharge Your Motivation to Achieve Your Goals

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Beliefs and Thinking, Money

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I am often struck by the similarities between weight management and money management. I’m eager to share what I’m learning on my own journey toward optimal health because I believe it will benefit other people when they apply the same ideas to their personal finances. I lost a bunch of weight and stopped. I tried …

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YOLO. So What?

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Life, Purpose, Significance

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YOLO is a popular saying these days: “You Only Live Once.” It’s on bumper stickers, on t-shirts and on decorative plaques for sale at the mall. Some teens use it as a justification for sketchy moral choices like promiscuity. Most people understand it as meaning that you might as well just have fun. Personally, I …

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4 Steps to Get Your Money Back on Track

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Budget, Money

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Have you fallen off the personal finances bandwagon? Are you so far behind on your tracking that it seems you’ll never get caught up? If so, this blog is for you. Sometimes life happens and we let the management of our personal finances fall by the wayside. Maybe we got too busy, maybe there was …

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