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Go With the Flow

Thursday, September 29th, 2011


W know that life isn’t always as simple as setting lifelong goals and then working to achieve them. Sometimes we think we want something, but when we get halfway there, we realize we don’t. Sometimes, unexpected events happen along the way that change everything. “Often, you have to get at the root cause of your behavior and address that first, before you can modify your behavior,” says Richard Petty of Ohio State University. The upshot? “You have to be adaptable to changing course.”

Being flexible is a strength when it comes to achieving your goals. We saw this in action at our makeover with Chris and Monica, both police officers living in Vancouver. When they flew to Toronto they were stressed out and emotionally fragile. The couple earned a high income – $170,000 a year – yet all their money seemed to be slipping through their fingers.

Eventually it became clear that many of their financial problems stemmed from deeper problems in their relationship. They were overjoyed at the makeover when Norbert revealed to them that their pensions were collectively worth about $1 million, and they returned to Vancouver with a renewed sense of purpose. But the cost of raising the two young children from their marriage, soon started creeping up again. Within a few months, they had accumulated another $15,000 in debt.

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Open Yourself Up to Change

Monday, September 26th, 2011


Part of the reason it’s so hard for us to change is because deep down, most of us don’t really want to. We’re used to living life a certain way, and change means facing the unknown and making mistakes. While many say they want to achieve certain goals, only about 20% of us are actually willing to change our day-to-day habits to reach those goals.

If you want to succeed you have to be honest with yourself about what you’re willing to change and what you’re not. For instance, you may run the numbers and find that you could save $5,000 a year by staying home to eat on weekends rather than going out. But what if eating out is the highlight of your week? What if Sunday brunch is where you and your partner connect and strengthen your relationship? You may decide you simply don’t want to change that aspect of your life.

Other times, you’ll realize that you need to change. Or at least you’ll realize that the long-term goal is more important to you that the short-term indulgence. “It’s a matter of priority,” says Brad, a financial psychologist. “Ask yourself: if everything continues like it’s going right now, what are the consequences if there’s no change?”

Make no mistake. Keeping focused and committed to goals is difficult. There’s nothing harder than making sacrifices today for a better life tomorrow. So what’s the key? Keep reminding yourself of your long-term goal’s benefits and visualize what your life will be like when you achieve them. If both spouses are convinced that it’s really worthwhile, you’ll have a better chance of succeeding. “Change is difficult because it’s not part of a person’s comfortable habits,” says Hayden. “The discomfort that comes from change and commitment is hard. But believe me, it works. I wouldn’t be doing this if people couldn’t change.”

We also know this is true. How? Because all four of our makeover participants have changed their financial habits for the better. And it was mainly because they were open to change in the first place. We would never have that kind of success with couples chosen randomly off the street. But our participants were self-selected: only those who were truly ready for change would take the time tow write to MoneySense about their financial situation. And then, once they were chosen to take part, they had to book a whole week off work and come to Toronto to spend hour after hour working on improving their financial picture. If you have that kind of dedication, you can change too.

 

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Planning

Monday, August 15th, 2011


The outcome of the family is expected, but it may have helped them face some difficult facts. “Denial is common and a lot of people don’t want to examine their situation,” as explained. “So they don’t look at it. They then spend a lot of years staying in a really bad relationship. The couple didn’t do that. They split up and got on with their lives.”

The couple declined to speak to us for this article, but when we checked in with the woman a year ago, she felt that the makeover had helped open her eyes to problems that had been there all along. “I feel that I actually have more money now as a single mom because I’m in control,” she said. “I’m not paying my husband’s debts anymore. And once the divorce is complete, I’ll be in a better position to put the rest of the adviser’s money tips from the makeover into action. It’s all going to work out fine for me.”

If you’re hoping to succeed with your own financial plan, you should be aware that you won’t always be in control. You’ll eventually run into events that you could have never seen coming. They could be detrimental, such as divorce or an illness, or they could be helpful, such as an inheritance or a healthy new relationship. Either way, you’ve got to take life as it comes, re-evaluate your priorities when you hit an unexpected detour and set new goals. The key is to always feel like you’re heading in the right direction.

 

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New Terms

Thursday, October 21st, 2010


Demand – The entire relationship between the various possible prices of a product or service and the quantity demanded at each price, expressed through either a schedule or a graph.

Elastic Demand – The term used to demand if a price increase causes a reduction in total sales revenue.

Inelastic Demand – The term used to describe demand if a price increase causes an increase in total sales revenue.

Unitary Elasticity – The term used to describe demand if no change in total revenue occurs as a result of a price increase.

Coefficient of Elasticity – The percentage change in quantity demanded that results from a 1-percent change in price.

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Conclusion

Sunday, October 17th, 2010


This chapter has considered the nature of demand – one-half of the price-determining process of supply and demand.

New Terms:

Demand The entire relationship between the various possible prices of a product or service and the quantity demanded at each price, expressed through either a schedule or a graph.

Elastic Demand The term used to describe demand if a price increase causes a reduction in total sales revenue.

Inelastic Demand The term used to describe demand if a price increase causes an increase in total sales revenue.

Unitary Elasticity The term used to describe demand if no change in total revenue occurs as a result of a price increase.

Coefficient of Elasticity The percentage change in quantity demanded that results from a 1-percent change in price.

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Summary

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010


We have now examined both demand and supply under competitive conditions (in this chapter); these concepts are summarized in Figure 7-11. We are now ready to consider how demand and supply interact, by putting them together, as in Figure 7-12.

Figure 7-11 Supply and demand schedules for steak in Cantown, March 1982

Demand

The Relationship between the price of the product and the number of units buyers will offer to buy

Price of steak per kilogram                                                              Quantity demanded (kilograms)

$10                                                                                                            20,000

8                                                                                                             30,000

6                                                                                                             50,000

4                                                                                                             80,000

2                                                                                                           120,000

Supply

The Relationship between the price of the product and the number of units producers will offer to sell

Price of steak per kilogram                                                             Quantity supplied (kilograms)

$10                                                                                                        100,000

8                                                                                                            80,000

6                                                                                                            50,000

4                                                                                                            20,000

2                                                                                                                  0

As the supply and demand schedules in Figure 7-12 show, the price of steak will tend to settle at $6 per kilogram. This is called the equilibrium price. It is not possible for the price to stabilize at any other level, because all other prices lead to either a shortage or a surplus.

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