Five ADHD friendly tips for managing your money!

Understanding how to manage their money is even more important for ADHD college students!

What does the expression “ADHD tax” mean? It refers to any monetary penalty that ADHDers are subjected to, due to the executive function issues that are part of ADHD. Here are some examples: Fees for late, or nonpayment, of bills Fees for overdue library books, rental cars, equipment, due to late return Higher interest rates for mortgages and loans, due to lower credit scores associated with late payments Larger credit card balances that cost more to pay off due to lack of sa

Amazon Prime Days are here (June 23 - 26) !! Here are my favorite ADHD friendly or supportive items for this year. Happy Shopping!! Colorful Mini Notebooks These 3.5” x 5.5” notebooks are great for popping into your pocket, purse,or backpack, to use as a catch all for all of the thoughts and ideas that pop into your brain while you’re out and about. They also can be used for doodling during meetings or phone calls. And they are so reasonably priced that there is no need for a

Clients come to me wanting relief – from being late for work or school, not paying bills on time, missing an important deadline or a loved one’s birthday, and the guilt and shame they feel from it all. They ask for strategies and hacks, hoping that I will provide the one technique that will…

Parents often ask me to coach their pre-teen and teenage kids. They are concerned that their children are having difficulties in school, with homework, chores, handling their emotions, mornings and evenings. Parents would like to see their kids change. Many parents are completely surprised when I tell them that in order to see their children…

In my last blog post, I talked about doing some detective work to find your particular spending patterns. This would help you to develop spending control strategies that match up. But, what if, despite your best efforts, you find it almost painful to give up the dopamine charge one gets from shopping? Suppose you are…

Gas prices are skyrocketing. Actually all prices are climbing. And with that, our spending is rising daily. We know we should “tighten our belts” (btw, I hate that expression – tightening your belt sounds so uncomfortable), But, what do we do if ADHD makes it so, so difficult to gain control of our money? And…

The blizzard of ‘26 is upon us. Dare I say, we in the Northeast are winter weary. And if I think I have it bad, it is nothing compared to parents who are dealing with bored kids. Kids who are over playing in the snow and sledding, who can’t get to their friends’ houses, and…

The ADHD tax. Have you heard of it? Due to executive function challenges, folks with ADHD can lack organizational skills, which can in turn cause them to forget to pay bills. Add time blindness to the mix – “Oh, that’s not due for ages! I’ll worry about it then!” – and working memory issues that…

Among my clients past and present, one of the biggest issues seems to be homework. Not just for younger kids – this extends from the elementary grades, all the way through college. It would be difficult to find a kid who LIKES homework (excluding fun projects). But ADHD kiddos in particular seem to have an…

It’s coming on Christmas, They’re cutting down trees, They’re putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace, Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on. Even Joni Mitchell felt overwhelmed by the holidays (btw, if you’ve never heard her holiday song “River,” go listen to it right now. You’re welcome).…

Last week, I attended the International Conference on ADHD. It was great to see coaching friends in person, to meet new people, and to learn so many new things. All three keynote speakers were truly inspiring, imparting information and motivation. One common thread for all three speeches related to the current situation neurodiverse people are…

I have had many clients tell me, “I talked to ChatGPT, and it said…” or “Claude told me…” or even “AI is always so nice to me!” Is AI a powerful, extremely useful tool? Absolutely. But it’s just that – a tool. Treating AI as if it is a person whose opinion matters is the…

October is ADHD Awareness Month. You may have received an email about it, or seen a post online. And you may have skipped right over it – after all, YOU are aware that you have ADHD, isn’t that enough? Nope. It is not. Let’s go through a quick round up for whom ADHD awareness is…

Routines, habits, and structures are the supports that help ADHDers, and other neurodivergent folks, operate in our neurotypical world. Once we recognize that ADHD doesn’t mean you can’t pay attention (there’s that annoying name thing again), it means you have difficulty regulating focus, it’s just a few steps to “Aha! I CAN do things, I…

Their backpack is brimming with new notebooks and supplies. You’ve loaded their lunch account with money, and their pens and pencils are ready to solve tricky math problems and write wonderfully creative stories. Your kids are ready to start the new school year…but are you? School can be anxiety producing for parents, particularly for parents…

It’s just about August. And after that…well, you know. I’m really not trying to be a doom and gloomer. But, ready or not, before you know it, that big yellow bus will pull up to the corner. So let’s talk about what to do – and not do – before that happens. Let’s meet this…

It’s that time once again – Prime Days (July 8 – 11) are right around the corner! Here are my favorite ADHD friendly or supportive items for this year. Happy Shopping!! Dry Erase Write On Dice Set These dice are 2” x 2”, and you can write on them and then erase them. Why do…

Earlier this week I tripped, fell down the stairs, and fractured a bone in my ankle. I’m in a walking boot, which is way better than the crutches with which I was released from the ER. Suddenly, everything is just a damn mess! I can’t drive, so every activity has to be recalibrated, postponed, or…