A Few Last Words

November 30, 2015

It’s amazing how fast time flies but today marks my final appearance as a weekly blog contributor for Financial Finesse and you will have a new voice who will communicate her passion about financial wellness topics. I’ll still be here at Financial Finesse doing that financial wellness thing that I do along with conducting some research and continuing education for other CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals. I will also occasionally make some guest appearances here on the Financial Wellness@Work blog, but you can still follow my Forbes contributions and my new role as the retirement planning expert writer for About.com. I may even be able to complete writing another book tentatively titled Live, Plan, Thrive by the end of 2016.

This weekly blog has provided me with an outlet to provide education on a variety of topics in line with our company’s mission to provide life-changing financial wellness programs. During my blog writing tenure, I got to pick on some of my own financial missteps, introduced the Financial Check-Up Challenge, took a trip to Seoul with Kansas State University, talked a little about the joys of parenting the “monsters”, defeated the Debt Monster, used a paddle boarding trip as an analogy for budgeting, and applied Clemson Tigers football #BYOG to financial wellness. Writing is just one of my responsibilities here at Financial Finesse, but I enjoyed sharing some of my experiences and observations with others.

That’s why I wanted to take some time in the aftermath of the Thanksgiving holiday to express my gratitude to the readers of our Financial Wellness @ Work blog. I’ve enjoyed your comments and appreciate the likes on Twitter and Facebook. Most importantly, thanks for giving me the opportunity to be part of the ongoing financial planning conversation!

In closing, here are a few of my favorite posts that I believe have some nuggets of wisdom in them to help others improve their financial well-being and achieve financial independence (a.k.a. “retirement”):

Is your financial plan too complicated?

Should You Plan for Retirement or Seek Financial Independence?

How Much Income Will You Need During Retirement?

How to Overcome Financial Avoidance

Can You Put Your Investment Plan on a Note Card?

How to Assess Your Financial Wellness

Ways to Cope With Financial Stress and Anxiety

Is Optimism Helping or Hurting Your Financial Plan?

Best wishes as you continue to take steps to improve your financial life and the financial well-being of others!