Mindful Money Blog

Team Mindful Money discusses the upcoming election and the potential impact either result may have on our economy and investments.

In this interview we talked about the challenges of our reactions to what is going on in the world, and how practicing non-reaction (mindfulness) is key to alleviating the massive amount of problems those reactions can create for us both in our personal and financial lives.

What is “Normal” anyway? The world of COVID-19 is, at least for the foreseeable future, the reality facing us. 10 years ago, that reality was the Great Recession. 10 years from now… it’s anyone’s guess what may be happening.

In this interview we talked about why Mindful Money focuses on goal-focused and planning-driven decisions, why you can’t add more happiness with more money, and how mindfulness helps us to accept without judgment and keep us on track with our financial goals.

In this interview, we talked a lot about what our culture gets wrong about financial planning, the best way to approach investments, and rethinking our definitions of success.

You’ve probably heard it in the news. Social Security is doomed. The chickens are coming home to roost and the politicians are asleep at the wheel. The financial blogs and media pundits say so, and the speakers at those dinner seminars have been sounding the warnings for decades.

In this podcast, Jonathan talks about mindful financial investing, responsibility and priority setting – topics that are important today as COVID-19 has created financial stress for so many of us.

The next open enrollment period will run from October 15 to December 7. In less than two weeks, you will have an opportunity to review and change your plan and prescription drug coverage to better meet your needs.

What if all you had to do was surrender to the fact that you can’t control everything? What if this one small mindset shift allowed you to stop worrying so much about money?

There are lots of reasons that we shouldn't mix up our portfolio over politics or let our politics overrule our investment disciplines. As an intro to our October 19th client event - here are 3 of them.

Once you realize that losing money in the stock market isn’t a real risk, then you can begin to generate long-lasting wealth. We all need retirement income that will keep pace with our rising cost of living and last as long as we last.

In Terre Passero's 6th and final class, we reviewed how to put the entire Mindful Stress Management course into practice in our everyday lives. We also reflected on how the course has changed our outlook as we have put these tools into practice.

In this interview we explore the path towards accomplishing the ever-allusive goal of true financial freedom, including the "4 Ps of finance" and how to use them to accomplish your goals.

In Session #5 of Terre Passero’s Mindful Stress Management course, we reviewed the 9 mindfulness qualities that form the major pillars of our practice, and practiced applying the conditions for awareness, change, and growth to our everyday lives.

Team Mindful Money discusses leading economic indicators, job numbers and unemployment, as well as the Bay Area real estate market and how the election will affect the markets.

In Session #4 of Terre Passero’s Mindful Stress Management course we learned how stress can aid or raid us of our motivation, health, and performance.

On this show, we talked about the value of impartial financial literacy and where to find it as well as what to avoid, the value of community as well as simplicity with Jonathan DeYoe, CPWA, AIF, author, speaker and Founder of Mindful Money. Listen to learn why shiny objects and hot takes are the enemy of your financial plan!

In this interview we reflect on our love/hate relationship with money, and how, while having more money certainly does not equal happiness, why having both money AND happiness should always be the goal. We also took a deep dive into what I consider the "3 secrets to retiring wealthy."

In his TEDx talk for Bellevue High School, Jonathan DeYoe discusses the very basics of financial literacy that as a parent he would want his own high schooler to know.

In this interview we talked about deferred gratification and how mindfulness holds the key to avoiding impulse spending and sticking to our financial plan. We talked about the quiet benefits of giving, and how important it is to leave a legacy behind no matter our financial situation.