If you answered yes to any of the questions questions below.

There are some things you could still work on to improve your relationship with money.

• Are you scared to look at money?
• Does it make you feel stupid to look at it?
• Do you panic when you think of money?
• Does the thought of looking at your #debt frightened you?
• Does the thought of spending time with money freaked you out?
• Do you have trust issues around money?
• Does numbers make you cry?

You are not alone!

Almost all my clients experienced this to one degree or another.

When you’re in pain or have wounds, don’t you reach out to the doctor?

You can try to figure or counsel your way out of this but chances are it will take you longer, if at all possible.

Don’t be ashamed to reach out.


Christine Teh is a personal finance coach who lives in Silicon Valley and serve clients virtually. She also offers tax preparation and consulting services and LinkedIn coaching as well.

Schedule a complimentary chat now to see if my financial coaching service is right for you!

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Want to start practicing financial self-awareness and you don’t have a budget?

Print out your last month’s statements.

I want you to highlight one color those that you need and highlight another color those that you want.

Let's say you highlight pink those that you want and green those that you need.

Add them up after.

What color stands out more? Is it the pink or the green?
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How much did you end up spending on wants versus needs?

Were you able to afford all your wants?

Did you charge that on your credit card?

Were you able to pay off your credit card?

The key to having a great relationship with money is astute financial awareness.

This is the first step to building that awareness. Afraid to look? You might need a financial coach to help you through that. Perhaps you have some trauma or issues to work through and that's where I can help out.

If you haven’t learned how to budget yet, check out the affordable budgeting course I offer. 

Start now. This will cost you much more later.

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Christine Teh is a personal finance coach who lives in Silicon Valley and serve clients virtually. She also offers tax preparation and consulting services and LinkedIn coaching as well.

Schedule a complimentary chat now to see if my financial coaching service is right for you!
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Do you think you have a good relationship with money?

Having a great relationship is critical to being successful around money!

Below are the top signs that you DO have a good relationship.

1.  You pay attention to money and know where it goes.
   
      People who do not want to see where their money goes typically have had a traumatic experience around it. Remember, what you don't heal will keep coming up. Think of it as a wound, if you have a wound, do you think not paying attention to it would help? 
      How do you start paying attention? Start with a budget! It is so important that you have a budgeting system that works for you. If you don't know where to start. I have an easy online affordable online budgeting course  to get you started!

2.  You feel good when you think about money

      When you think about money, you don't feel stressed. You don't lose sleep and have a general sense of peace whenever you think about money because you have done your best to take care of money's needs. Yes, some stress might come up, especially with the coronavirus going on lately but it doesn't sway you.

3.  Your money is working for you without the need to micromanage it

      It's not rocket science to know how investments work and to learn how to make money work for you. The assumption that you have to constantly micromanage your money for it to grow is a myth. You also don't have to pay someone a lot of money to learn how to manage your own finances.     

4.  Your money got your back

      Because you have taken care of money and make sure you met money's needs, money will take care of you back.

5.  You’re not afraid of economic downturns 

      Whether you get laid off or recession happens like right now. You don't lose sleep over it. I also wrote an article regarding being laid off.

6.  You have regular money dates to check in with each other

      This is where having a budget comes in! You check in with you budget regularly and when you have to buy something new, you confide in your budget.
       Don't have a budget? Check out my course. 

7.  You’re not afraid to work out any issues with money

      Let's say you are in debt or things came up this month that you have to spend more money. What should you do? Most people just charge it to their credit card and then deal with it after. You don't want to do that. You have to look at your budget and plan it out. How can you pay for that extra expense? What do you have to move around in your budget to do that? Do I have enough savings to pad this negative month? Can I make the negative cash flow this month in the following month?
      You can't be afraid to ask yourself these questions and deal with it right there.

Having a great #relationship with money is important. 

This is one of the foundational part of the coaching work I do for my clients. 

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Christine Teh is a personal finance coach who lives in Silicon Valley and serve clients virtually. She also offers tax preparation and consulting services and LinkedIn coaching as well.

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I had the pleasure of having a chat with Theodore Glave.

Theodore is a coach and founder of The Priority Process, which provides resources to help young professionals grow their careers and manage their priorities.

He reached out to me a few weeks ago for a video chat about what money tips I have for people who just started their careers in corporate.

It was a fun conversation, below are some of the topics we talked about:

• When do we start talking or teaching about the concepts of money to people?

• What is the foundation of financial literacy? How does one get started on budgeting? (I have a course around that)

• How much money do we really need for retirement? Understand the different ways your retirement income is being taxed.

• How should people start allocating their money when they just started their career?

• My opinion about life insurance.

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• What’s the best thing you can do for yourself financially when you just got out of college and got your first job?

Plus others….

Check out the video and let us know what you think or if you have more questions. ?

Christine Teh is a personal finance coach who lives in Silicon Valley and serve clients virtually. She also offers tax preparation and consulting services and LinkedIn coaching.

Schedule a complimentary chat now to see if my financial coaching service is right for you!

Contrary to popular belief, money by itself is neither good nor bad, friend nor foe, filthy nor clean.

Money is just a unit of measurement used in the act of giving or receiving.

It is just a tool, what you do with it and how you think, feel and speak about it gives it a personality.

And depending on what personality you give it, you’re either going to want to surround yourself with it or stay away from it.

Which is why if you think money is bad or dirty, and reinforcing those thoughts by speaking badly about it, is one of the leading causes of staying broke.

So, say with me    👉🏻   “ Money is the root of so much AWESOME !!”


Christine Teh is a personal finance coach who lives in Silicon Valley and serve clients virtually. She also offers tax preparation and consulting services and LinkedIn coaching.

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