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DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST THESE BLACK FRIDAY WORD TRIGGERS This year, our Master Money Coach, Carrie Rattle, MBA, CDFA wrote our traditional Black Friday blog post. Carrie is available for individual coaching and guided self-help coaching. I was reading a catalog yesterday to find a window blind. One summary describing a certain blind and curtains read… Continue reading DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST THESE BLACK FRIDAY WORD TRIGGERS

Lonely? Broke? How to stay social and solvent during the holidays. Does it feel like you’ve been sold a bill of goods about the holidays? Did you grow up hearing that the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year? Do you feel the added stress of holiday expectations? For many people, the holidays… Continue reading Lonely? Broke? How to stay social and solvent during the holidays

Compulsive Buying Making You Feel Isolated? Knowing That You’re Not Alone Can Make A Big Difference Do you feel alone, isolated, ashamed, or gulity about your shopping problem. So many of us do, which makes it so much harder to tackle. Knowing that you’re not alone can make a big difference. Although you might have a… Continue reading Compulsive Buying Making You Feel Isolated? Knowing That You’re Not Alone Can Make A Big Difference

  Keynote Address Association for Financial Counseling, Planning & Education > Carrie RattleCarrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence. Read More

Could reinvention solve your shopping addiction? A recent article on BBC took a very interesting perspective on the fashion industry and overconsumption. This is the first time I’d ever read about fashion companies—even really big names, like H&M and Zara—that were trying to find a model where they could promote sustainability by creating blends of… Continue reading Could reinvention solve your shopping addiction?

You’re cordially invited to a free teleseminar that I will be giving with Marcela Torres, LCSW, Clinical Coordinator of Stopping Overshopping, LLC, Jeannie Elder, LMHC, NCC on Thursday, March 2nd at 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 7pm Mountain / 6pm Pacific. The teleseminar will last 45 minutes. This teleseminar is titled: “Have You Tried To Stop Overshopping, But Failed, Over and Over Again?” During this free… Continue reading Have You Tried To Stop Overshopping, But Failed, Over and Over Again?

To see if you or a loved one needs help with a shopping or spending issue, we invite you to download our free self-assessment. This report contains three self-tests that will help you gauge whether there is cause for concern and, if there is, whether self-help, group coaching or individual coaching might be best for you… Continue reading Free Self-Assessment

Have you been watching a loved one struggle with overshopping or overspending for some time? Do you feel helpless and wish you could help them change this behavior for the better? Are you concerned about his or her behavior affecting your own financial health? Perhaps your loved one has looked into coaching or psychotherapy before, but hasn’t been… Continue reading Do you have an overshopper or overspender in your life? Unique holiday gift idea!

Journal_of_Financial_Therapy_Vol_5_Issue_2_Part_II Carrie RattleCarrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence. Read More

Costs of Online Shopping Carrie RattleCarrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence. Read More