I’m Marcia Brixey, author of The Money Therapist: A Woman’s Guide to Creating a Healthy Financial Life (Seal Press) published this month. I’m also the Founder and President of Money Wise Women Educational Services, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering women to achieve financial fitness. Our organization hosts Money Wi$e Women Conferences in the Western U.S.

You’ve got lots of greaet information on your blog. I have a couple of suggestions for women to get in touch with their spending.

Begin by tracking your spending for at least two weeks. Write down everything you buy, whether you use cash, check, debit card or credit card. Use a blank checkbook register or small notebook. At the end of the time review your expenditures to see where your money’s been going. My prediction is you’ll discover dollar dribbling—things you’re spending more on than you thought. Simply writing it down will probably prompt you to spend 10% to 20% less.

Before you make a purchase use the Checkout Checklist and ask yourself these questions:
Do I really want this?
Do I need this?
Will I use this?
Am I buying this just because it’s on sale?
How many hours do I have to work to pay for this?
Do I really love this?

Warmly,
Marcia Brixey
http://www.moneywisewomen.net
http://www.themoneytherapist.net
http://www.marciabrixey.com

Thanks much for sharing my tips for building a reputation as an expert with your readers. I love the mission of your blog, and I welcome the opportunity to earn new readers for mine.

Speaking of which, I know a couple of fabulous women — Mikelann Valterra and Marcia Brixey — both of whom wrote great books about women and making the most of their earning power and their money. I’d love to introduce you to them. Visit http://www.womenearning.com and http://www.moneywisewomen.net to learn more.