Entries by Donna Schilder

Costa Rican Jungle Ziplining

  As you know, I often work with my clients to help them break through the fear that holds them back in life. You also know that I’ve been on a quest to understand my own fear, so that I can better support my clients.   Early in 2008, on a trip to Costa Rica, […]

Austerity Month

    When I was young, my father led us in a family activity that helped me create a healthier relationship with money.  It was called: Austerity Month.   Austerity is an act of self denial as an economic measure.  For Austerity Month we spent as little money as possible.  We bought inexpensive groceries, we […]

Joyful Cost Cutting Tips

Cutting Costs on Shopping Any Item:  Go to Froogle.com (created by Google). Type in any item and it will give you the lowest online price.   Prescriptions: Get discount drug coupons by going to: InternetDrugCoupons.com or the specific drug company website (just type in the name of the drug).   Groceries:  Have your groceries delivered (Albertsons.com) […]

Joyful Cost Cutting

  Like most Americans, my husband and I have been working on cutting costs.  We recently realized that we had allowed “budget creep” to increase our spending in the past few years and that our relationship with money could be healthier.     When we examined our business and personal expenditures, we found many ways […]

How Do You Define Success?

    I recently saw an episode of “The Nanny” in which a stay-at-home mom wasn’t spending any time playing with or talking to her kids.  The cameras documented the woman’s day.   In the morning she made bacon, eggs, pancakes, and orange juice from scratch and then did the dishes.  By the time she […]