Choose your field of activity wisely

First of all, Do you really know how you feel? Sure you know that you feel upset. But what emotions specifically are you feeling?

• Are you feeling angry? If so, what type of anger—frustrated, mad, irritated?
• Or maybe you’re feeling hurt… But what type of hurt? D...

Take a hard look at how much you are spending day to day. Every time you spend money, write it down as it happens in a little notebook or log it into an app.

Alternatively, use the envelope method. Make an envelope for each of your non-fixed expenses, like groceries, clo...

Divide your total money earned by your total time spent.

For example, let’s say you spend 2,500 hours per year earning money:

• If you make $46,226/year, your time is worth $18.49/hour. This is the 2014 median income for women in the United States.
• If you m...