by Manisha Thakor | Oct 27, 2011 | All Posts, Earn, Reflect, Save, Spend
My friend Marla is turning 50 this year. As she approaches Menopause, this savvy fitness buff decided to explore acupuncture as a way to moderate her hormonal swings. When I learned that acupuncture is a practice that stems back to China’s Neolithic Age, (c....
by Manisha Thakor | Oct 12, 2011 | All Posts, Invest, Reflect, Spend
Eighteen months ago, I began working out in the gym with a functional trainer. His name is Michael and he has changed my life. His training philosophy is rooted in a belief that many pieces of modern exercise equipment designed to push us harder actually result in...
by Manisha Thakor | Oct 5, 2011 | All Posts, Reflect, Save, Spend
At the end of this summer, my hubby and I flew into Houston’s Hobby airport. We were coming in for his oral surgery appointment (to extract two teeth … ouch!). So as we landed in the 100-degree heat, we were not exactly in the most Zen of mindsets. After...
by Manisha Thakor | Sep 27, 2011 | All Posts, Earn, Reflect, Save, Spend
There are thousands of personal finance books, magazines, radio and TV shows. Yet money anxiety persists. No one is immune. Financial fear lurks in the once safe nooks and crannies of our daily lives. Millions of hardworking Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck....
by Manisha Thakor | Sep 13, 2011 | All Posts, Book Review, Earn, Reflect
When was the last time you couldn’t put down a book? For me it was reading Gabrielle Bernstein’s latest work, aptly titled Spirit Junkie. The book chronicles Gabrielle’s personal journey from spiritually confused party girl to radically transformed...