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Financial Expert Denise Hughes, MA
Denise Hughes is a nationally known financial coach. Her mission is to educate and motivate people to develop a healthy relationship with money. In addition to a private practice, Denise is a frequent consultant to the Wall Street Journal’s Love & Money column. She is a popular speaker on topics relating to psychology and money, is working on her first book, and is on the faculty at the Couples Resource Center in Palo Alto, California.
She earned her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA and a Certificate in Financial Counseling at the Financial Recovery Institute in Marin, CA.
Denise lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband of 22 years and her two canine children, Sadie and Shadow. Her favorite past times are hiking, gardening, cycling and spending time on the Sonoma coast.
Denise is one tech-savvy woman! Here is a link to her new video on You Tube! Not only will this introduce you to Denise (live and in-person,) but is an excellent idea for marketing yourself and your business.
Visit Denise at http://www.denisehughes.org.
Denise’s Columns
Permission to Spend. Guilt Free!
Feel guilty every time you spend money on yourself? Read on! More...
A Woman’s Guide to Financial Survival
Everything you need to know to take control of your finances! More...
Financial $pring Cleaning Ritual$!
Learn how to meet and exceed your financial goals this year…regardless of the current economy! More...
It’s Never Too Late To Be Who You Might Have Been!
What does finance have to do with your finding work that turns you on? More...
A Process Guideline for Weekly Money Conversations for Couples
Denise shares her step-by-step guideline to have ongoing, productive and positive conversations about money with your partner! More...
The New Frugal: Learning How Less Can Be More!
Getting into debt and getting out of debt: Denise gets personal! More...
The Currency of Gratitude: A Different Kind of Wealth
Denise shares her wisdom about how gratitude and finances are closely entwined and how you can up your happiness quotient. More...
Love, You & Money!
What to do if your kids still coming to the bank of Mom and Dad! More...
The Joy of Giving
During these tough times, it's natural to hold our money tighter and to be more careful about where it's spent. Denise "gives" us some very creative ideas about how to keep on giving back. More...
Financial Success: Is the Quest for Perfection Holding you Back?
Your quest for perfection may be blocking your financial success! More...
Women Over 50 - Do You Have What it Takes to Make Yours a Million Dollar Business?
In speaking with successful women across the county, I notice common threads and qualities that exist in each of them. I want to share these threads with you, for the fabric they weave make dreams come true. More...
Overcoming Your Greatest Financial Fear
Many women’s #1 fear is of becoming a “bag lady” or the fear of being poor in our older age. Denise shares great ways to take action and put us in control of our financial destiny. More...
De-Cluttering Your Finances plus a Special Seminar!
What "one" thing can you do to simplify your finances? More...
Your Brain and Financial Decision-Making
I began exploring how I make purchasing decisions and became fascinated with what's behind the financial choices people make! More...
Don’t Think About Money When On Vacation
In order to have a vacation free of money worries, here are my best tips, tried and true! More...
Give Your Business a Financial Makeover!
Three behaviors that will give your business a renewed energy, more respect and more money! More...
Reflections on Time and Money from a Midlife Perspective
Reflections on time and money in mid-life. More...
Work Hard For Your Money? No! Make Money Work Hard For You
Here are tips to make sure that your money works for you...by growing! More...
Befriending Your Checkbook Register
In the age of technology, why I recommend that you stay with a manual checkbook register. More...
Maximizing Your Financial Potential at Work
Are you getting the raises, promotions and earnings you desire and deserve? More...
Put Your Earnings in Overdrive! Six Steps to Setting Your Fee Structure
Here's how to set your fee structure if you are an entrepreneur. More...
Learn How To Play With Money
See if you can loosen up about money. More...
How’s Your Financial Qi Flowing? Energy Secrets That Create Greater Prosperity
Have fun exploring how you can create more flow in your financial life. More...
The Art Of Reinventing Your Financial Life
We need to be competent money managers. Here's how to start. More...
Reclaim Your Financial Power!
Become financially savvy...taking baby steps. More...
Love and Money
Here are some ways you and your partner can have some fun and harmony in your money life. More...
Your Money, Your Choice!
Conscious spenders choose where, and how they spend. Therefore, they are able to satisfy more of their dreams and desires. More...
Financial Stocking Stuffers
Gift suggestions for a holiday or any time you want to give a meaningful gift. More...
Are You a Late Blooming Boomer? It’s Never Too Late to Start Saving!
If you are a late blooming Boomer when it comes to putting money away for retirement, here's help. More...
Just In Case: Creating Your Emergency Savings Account
She pulled out a tan support stocking, the kind held in place by a garter belt. More...
Financial Freedom: The First Step - An “In / Out” Savings Account
There are three savings pots you need to fund. More...
Put Your Foot On The Gas and Pedal To The Metal!
Live the lifestyle you choose. More...
50+, Fabulous and Fiscally Fit!
Fifty marks the beginning of a woman coming home to herself. Illusions give way to clarity. A woman at this stage in life evaluates all her relationships, in particular the one she has with money. More...
