"Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have."  — Rabbi Hyman Schachtel My friend Marie and I have been slowly working our way through every tea room in the Los Angeles area. We try a new place, sip tea, eat tiny sandwiches, and add comments to our joint running list. Some places get a simple "nice scones." Others get enthusiastic stars, exclamation points, and a WE WILL RETURN. We'd been wanting to go to the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills for over a

L'dor Vador Hebrew, "From generation to generation" These days of celebration go by so fast. I want you to pause for a moment and really take this in. All these people are here — for you. To celebrate your hard work, your growth, your journey. Every single one of them loves you, supports you, and wants the very best for you. So take a breath, look around, and really be present to today, right now, because this now is really special. When I think about who you have become, I d

"A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life." — Suze Orman I have 14 savings accounts. Not including my main checking and savings in a big bank. Fourteen separate accounts, each with its own name, its own purpose, its own little job to do. They're all housed in a high-yield savings account at an online credit union, which makes it just difficult enough to access that I can't impulse-spend from them. And I've been d