by Kim Hall | Dec 12, 2019 | Financial Planning
New Year’s Resolutions – a beloved tradition when we decide on new habits to practice during this fresh year that are going to make the next year even better that the last. In an ideal world, we stick to them and make powerful changes. But more often than not, we try...
by Kim Hall | Nov 21, 2019 | Financial Planning
The importance of gratitude was recognized as far back as 54 BCE when author/politician Cicero claimed in a letter that “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Apparently, he really thought highly of being thankful! More...
by Kim Hall | Oct 17, 2019 | Modern Home Economist
I heard a report recently on how physician decision-making quality has been shown to decline after several hours on the clock –a phenomenon known as “decision fatigue.” After making a mental note to always schedule doctors’ appointments in the...
by Kim Hall | Sep 24, 2019 | Modern Home Economist
Have you ever wished you were better at making decisions? Me too, friends, me too. In fact, I wanted so badly to be better at decision-making that I wrote a whole PhD dissertation on optimal decision-making. Yes, I was that serious. Although my research was primarily...
by Kim Hall | Jun 12, 2019 | Modern Home Economist
My daughter dished out a pearl of wisdom one day while the two of us were making jam. This was during a time in my life when I was a practicing modern-day pioneer-woman. I made my own bread, had a flock of chickens and chopped wood for the wood stove (In the snow....