Tag Archives: money

With Only a Little Time Left in 2022

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Patti Fralix

With Halloween just over two weeks away and the holidays of November and December soon to follow, it is time to focus on our priorities in this last quarter of 2022. It is hard to believe that we have another … Continue reading →

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Wasting Time and Money

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Time is our most valuable resource. Money is also a valuable resource. In fact, if we need or want more money and we have time, we can make more money. Yet we sometimes act as if we will live forever, … Continue reading →

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Time, Our Most Valuable Resource

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Patti Fralix

With time to spare, I sit pondering the subject of this week’s blog. Just like I do not usually know exactly what I will say until I begin a speech, I usually do not know the subject of my weekly … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, life | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Decorating, decorating, family, friends, gift cards, gift of time, live tree, money, Sarawak White Pepper, time, valuable resource, valuable time, value of time | 1 Comment

Paying Attention

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Patti Fralix

One of my goals for 2019 is to focus more and better. By personality, focus is not one of my strong points. It is something that I am committed to improving. Since my 2017 Hurricane Irma experience in St. Maarten … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, life, service | Tagged 2019, accounts, attention, bank, banks, Changing Me from the Inside Out, charge, cost, credit card receipts, e-statements, fees, focus, Fralix, free checking, money, online, online banking, paper statements, Patti Fralix, paying attention, small business owners, sustainability, The Fralix Group | 2 Comments

A New Year is Upon Us!

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Patti Fralix

It is day two of a brand-new year! Whether or not 2018 was all that you wanted it to be, it is now in the history books. Let’s look ahead to this new year and all that we want it … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged 2019, attainable, commitment to self, commitments, family, Fralix, friends, goals, Happy New Year, measurable, money, New Year, Patti Fralix, realistic, resolutions, self, SMART goals, specific, The Fralix Group, timely | 2 Comments

Don’t Waste My Time!

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Patti Fralix

My bestie for the last fifty years, Judy, has had a saying for many years that I love: “Waste my money, waste my food, but don’t waste my time.” We all know that time is money, and none of us … Continue reading →

Posted in life, Relationships, service | Tagged bank, business, call, communication, customer service, Fralix, information, love, money, Patti Fralix, phone, systems problems, time, waste | 2 Comments

The Most Important Change to Make

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Patti Fralix

Jim Rohn, considered by many as America’s greatest business philosopher, said many things worth remembering. His quote, “Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune,” is on my … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged best self, change, fortune, Fralix, Hurricane Irma, Jim Rohn, livelihood, living, Mike Fralix, money, organizational change, Patti Fralix, St. Maarten | 2 Comments

My New Book Is Live!

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Patti Fralix

More than ten years ago, I began a journey, a journey to address my Spendaholic behavior. I wanted to be in control of my spending, and to do so, I knew that it would require major change. I decided that … Continue reading →

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New Behaviors of a Recovering Spendaholic

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Perhaps you have heard the phrases, “little things mean a lot” and “less is more.” That is certainly true about some of my life lessons these last few years. When I stopped spending for an entire year soon after Hurricane … Continue reading →

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Vacation Spending

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Patti Fralix

The book I wrote ten years ago, A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, will be published by the end of this year. This book chronicles my journey of not purchasing anything for myself for a full year. … Continue reading →

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