Death Benefits

Death Benefits

Audio: Death Benefits I set up my will so that none of the beneficiaries benefit if any of them die first. The dead person’s share doesn’t go back into the pool to be shared by those remaining. It goes to a not-for-profit. Even though I’m not talking about vast sums...
You Stole From Me!

You Stole From Me!

Audio: You Stole From Me! “You stole from me!” I would recognize that voice and the anger if I were drugged, or asleep, or ninety-one years old. My father had called, and those were his first words. Had he meant to call someone else? “Dad?” “Don’t pretend you don’t...
Money is Here Now

Money is Here Now

Audio: Money is Here Now The day after I wrote last week’s post, I thought I would start going back in time, to the 1800s, to my great-grandfather. But then my brother and I talked. I had texted my brother asking how involved he wanted to be in care decisions about...
Money Feelings

Money Feelings

Audio: Money Feelings I want to write about my relationship with money because writing helps me think. I want to understand this thing we have. I want peace with money. Yesterday, in the synchronous way the world continues to surprise me, someone asked, “Do you feel...
I’ll have some M-O-N-E-Y

I’ll have some M-O-N-E-Y

For our next theme, I want—and don’t want—to talk about m-o-n-e-y. Louise Hay, founder of Hay House publishing, said it was easier to lead a workshop about sexuality than one about money. My fear is this theme could have the same outcome as my ‘professional dress for...
Knowing When to Go

Knowing When to Go

My second-to-last position at my last employer was a position I was moved into when the one I held was eliminated. Six months later, I was moved into another role. I’d felt competent in my original job, the one the company hired me for. I did good work, and it made a...
Jule Kucera