Bryan Halverson's 5 Aspects of Financial Wellness Assessment worksheet on a desk, a mid-year financial diagnostic for families.

The 5 Aspects of Financial Wellness Assessment: How to Rate Yourself at Mid-Year

Most people focus on one dimension of their finances and miss the aspect quietly costing them everything. Here’s how to rate yourself on all five, and find your bottleneck.
by Bryan Halverson

Avoiding Shame When You Don’t Feel Safe

by Bryan Halverson

Why Most Financial Resolutions Fail by July (And What to Do About It)

by Bryan Halverson

How Crissy Paid Off $40,000 in 12 Months Without Giving Up Her Life

by Bryan Halverson

The 50/50 Rule: The Best Way to Handle a Raise, Bonus, or Side Hustle Income

by Bryan Halverson

Every summer, something interesting happens to a certain group of Stage 3 families. A side hustle finally gets traction. Summer school income arrives. A long-overdue raise comes through. And within…

How to Know If You’re in Stage 3 Stabilization Mode (And What to Do Next)

by Bryan Halverson

There’s a specific feeling in personal finance that nobody prepares you for. It’s not the panic of Stage 1. It’s not the white-knuckled relief of Stage 2. It’s the quiet…

How Summer Spending Derails Financial Progress (And How to Stop It)

by Bryan Halverson

Every spring, I watch the same thing happen to families who have been working hard on their finances. They’ve built a budget that works. They’ve paid off debt. They finally have some breathing room. And then…

When Family Pressure Pushes You Toward Financial Mistakes (Even When You Can “Afford” It)

by Bryan Halverson

Farid and Shahnaz earn over $250,000 a year combined. They’ve eliminated all debt. They have $150,000 in savings. By every external measure, they’re crushing it financially. So when Farid’s mother…

When Dead Dreams Kill Financial Progress: The Hidden Cost of Unprocessed Grief

by Be Money STRONG Team

Josiah just turned 30. He should have been celebrating. Instead, he sat in his financial coaching session feeling like a failure. He had a loving wife, Ruth. A healthy son….

How High-Income Families Can Budget for $56,000 Annual Private School Costs Without Going Broke

by Be Money STRONG Team

Carlos and Maria earn a substantial income. Their children attend one of the area’s most prestigious private schools. They diligently save $4,833 every single month—totaling nearly $58,000 annually—to cover the…

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