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Reflections on 5 Years of Flow

In May 2020, just a couple months into quarantine, I wrote in my Reflections on 4 Years of Flow:

The pandemic and the associated economic chaos might well be the defining feature of Year 5. One client has already left Flow as a result of it. Other clients have had their incomes significantly reduced. And yet others are having a much harder time finding new jobs.

Meg’s Musings: The Unknown

Welcome back to another round of Meg’s random thoughts of the last few months. I hope you enjoy.

Meg’s Musings: Thriving in the Time of Covid

We are all emerging from the first “stage” of quarantine. We are also all starting to realize that, contrary to what I assumed back in March, this is all going to take a lot longer than just a few months to fix.

Meg’s Musings: (Reducing) Spending Edition

I offer up these thoughts on spending in the spirit of: If it helps, I am happy. If this is not the right time for you to think about such things, please ignore them! The internet is wonderful (and terrible) in that nothing ever disappears. Come back later if you want.

FLow FP's block woman admires her beautiful 4th anniversary cake.

Reflections on Four Years of Flow.

Every year for Flow’s May 9 anniversary, I write a retrospective. (I also have a dinner of champagne and pan-seared halibut, but that is mostly beside the point.) Flow’s fourth year has been, by most objective standards, amazing. And I love writing, especially about myself. Yet I have struggled to write this post.

Meg’s Musings: Coronavirus Edition

Even as the coronavirus pandemic has upended much of how we understand our lives to work, it has made me wonder about a potential good impact:

Will our lives feel more time abundant, now that we can’t go anywhere?

That and another tangentially related item in this edition of Meg’s Musings.

Meg’s Musings (Inaugural!)

One of the most wonderful parts of being a personal financial planner is that I get to see inside the lives and heads (and neuroses…of which I have my fair share, too) of lots of people. My clients share a touching amount of their lives with me. I try quite hard, indeed, to cultivate a relationship and environment in which people feel comfortable doing that. I believe the fleece jacket goes a long way.Read More

Reflections on 5 Years of Flow

Meg’s Musings: The Unknown

Meg’s Musings: Thriving in the Time of Covid

Meg’s Musings: (Reducing) Spending Edition

Reflections on Four Years of Flow.

Meg’s Musings (Inaugural!)

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