I met Patti recently at a networking event in Los Angeles, and loved her specialty: teaching kids to manage money. Don't all of us wish he had had Patti when we were growing up? I was so excited to have her on the site and am delighted to share her guest post today! so now, take it away, Patti! (be sure to read her amazing bio at the bottom, where you can learn about her book: How to ditch your allowance and be richer than your parents)

This week, I found the video above and was so happy to see the concept of investing spelled out in such a no-nonsense way. 

This past year, we have seen a lot of crazy shifts in the market and in the language the media uses to talk about money. One of the things I always try to do with clients is to help them get down to the core of the issue and take the emotion out of the concept they are working with.

This week, I received the very informative results of a survey that Ramit Sethi had conducted on his readers. (You will remember Ramit from my previous post on his work and his new book, I Will Teach You to Be Rich).

During these crazy times, many people are feeling grateful to have jobs at all. Every time we turn around, there is a piece on the news about someone who has taken a job as a janitor because their corporate position was downsized. This is a scary thing to think about. When we find a penny, we pick it up.

 Still, I have been reading quite a bit about the concept of underearning lately, and I think it is especially important to address during a period of transition, like the one we are seeing now. 

image: dawnzy58 via flickr.

Greetings, Conscious Bookkeeping community! My name is Caroline Donahue, and I am so excited to be your guide on this fabulous blog. I am a long time student of Bari's and have been so delighted to apply the methods and philosophy of Conscious Bookkeeping in both my personal finances as well as my business. 

 Each week, I will be sharing inspiring and informative discoveries to support your relationship to your finances. I am really excited about this project. Please do share your thoughts in the comments about how this material strikes you, as well as the sorts of things you would love to see here.