Archive for Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen is a full-time freelance writer and blogger on Bowen Island, BC, Canada. She writes for a variety of national magazines and websites, and is closing in on her first book deal. Welcome, and feel free to make comments or suggestions on anything you find on her "Quips and Tips" blogs...
Recovering From Foreclosure – How to Pick Up the Pieces After Losing a Home
Selling your house can be painful; losing your home because of foreclosure is heartbreaking. If you’re recovering from foreclosure, you may find these tips on picking up the pieces after losing your home helpful.
“We’re meeting with lots of couples in this situation and seeing the stress this huge upheaval can cause in a relationship,” say “The [...]
19Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
How to Find a Great Real Estate Agent to Help You Buy a New Home
To find the real estate agent who is helping us buy a new home, I followed specific steps that worked like a dream! If you’re in the market for a new home, these tips for picking a great realtor will help you find someone who will not only work hard for you, but who you’ll love working with…
Before the tips, [...]
How to Repair a Bad Credit Rating After Paying Credit Card Debt
If you’re debt free thanks to good financial planning (such as debt consolidation), you may now wonder how to repair your credit report. These tips for repairing a bad credit rating are based on a question from a reader who worked with a credit counseling service to pay off her debt…
“Four years ago I turned all [...]
15Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
When Your Wife Has Breast Cancer – How Husbands Can Help Sick Wives
If your wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may feel helpless as a husband. Have no fear, as there are ways husbands can help sick wives. These caregiving tips are from two men whose wives coped with breast cancer. Both men wrote books about their experience, and both offer valuable tips for being a good [...]
12Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
Can’t Pay the Bills? How to Combine All Debt Into One Monthly Payment
“Debt consolidation” is just a fancy way of saying “combine all your debts into one big debt or monthly payment.” If you can’t pay your bills, consolidating your debt may be the easiest way out from under that stack of credit card bills, medical care costs, mortgage payments, and so on.
“Debt is a serious problem [...]
9Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
9 Steps to Achieving Your Dreams and Moving Forward in Life
Remember the dreams you had when you were a kid? These tips for moving forward in life and achieving your dreams will revive those dusty goals! Here, keynote speaker and workshop leader Gregory Lay helps you grab your goals and shake ‘em to life…
Before the tips, a quip:
“One half of knowing what you want is [...]
4Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued
How to Lend Your Adult Children Money – 6 Money Tips for Parents
Does your adult child need to borrow money? These six money tips will help parents decide if and how to lend money to grown kids, what to expect in terms of repayment, and how to avoid financial miscommunications and conflict.
”Every parent knows that our care and concern for our children doesn’t stop when they hit adulthood,” [...]
2Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
6 Ways to Increase Your Money IQ and Attract Financial Abundance
The more you know about personal finance (your money IQ), the greater your chances of attracting financial abundance into your life! Here are six practical ways to learn more about money so you can create wealth in your life…
“Women will always be dependant until she holds a purse of her own.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Whether [...]
Different Types of Pet Memorials – Help Grieving Cat or Dog Loss
Many pet owners find it helpful to grieve the loss of a dog or cat with a pet memorial. Here, six pet owners describe how they immortalized their beloved animals. These six different types of pet memorials range from urns of cat ashes to dog toy inventions.
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and [...]
28Feb2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
Overcome Financial Stress – 6 Surprising Tips for Managing Money Problems
If you’re dealing with debt or a financial crisis, you need to reduce your stress level before you can effectively manage your money problems. These are effective, expert-endorsed tips for lowering your financial stress level – which will help you solve your money woes!
Before the tips, a quip:
“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been [...]
26Feb2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 5 comments | Continued
