Canna Campbell - Mindful Money: A Real Guide to Building and Managing Financial Independence in a Busy World

About the Book

Were always promising ourselves that we are going to get on top of our finances finally pay down debt, start that investment portfolio, pay attention to our superannuation. But then life gets in the way.

As we juggle the commitments and responsibilities in our busy lives, our financial health gets pushed to the bottom of the list.

Canna Campbell is an experienced financial planner, and also a mother, partner and entrepreneur. She understands the challenge of trying to maintain balance and motivation when youre time-poor, and shes used this experience to develop an inspirational and effective approach to personal finance management.

She shows you how to look at your finances with holistic and powerful mindfulness, incorporating her step-by-step advice easily into your daily habits and routines. From new banking rituals and money mindsets to growing passive income through shares and property, she will help you shed the excess and embrace what you really love, value, use and appreciate including your necessary luxuries.

Canna leads by example, sharing her personal tips and tricks for building, managing and protecting your money. No matter what you earn or what level of knowledge you have, Mindful Money will help you to see that financial independence is achievable.

Whether you picked up this book in a shop, read about it online, follow me on YouTube, or someone kindly gave it to you as a gift, it has come into your life for a timely reason to offer you a richer and more mindful experience of the world. This is your moment, to learn that there is more to living than being weighed down by money stress. In refusing to accept this any longer, and deciding to make that powerful shift from this point forward, you have chosen to create a healthier, happier and more financially mindful life for yourself and your loved ones. In choosing authentic financial freedom, you will proactively and intentionally create more time, energy and flexibility for yourself.

There is a Buddhist saying: When the student is ready, the teacher will appear . I dont view myself as your teacher, more as your financial friend or mentor someone who deeply cares about your financial future. I speak as a real person who has been there, who understands how hard and frustrating it can be, who knows the emotions and exhaustion, but who wants to see you thrive and succeed and believes you can do this because I know you can .

I am not here to boss you around, to make you feel ashamed or embarrassed, or to judge you, but rather to help you, inspire you, educate and empower you, and to give you the knowledge, tools and strategies to change your financial future for the better.

This book the steps, strategies and investment advice is for everyone, no matter your stage of life or where you live.

All you need to do to get started is find a quiet spot, grab a highlighter or pen, and relax. As you read, highlight, underline, and circle any sections that resonate with you. You can add your own crib notes in the margins, and Ive provided workbook spaces throughout for you to fill in your own calculations and goals along the way. Your old toxic financial habits, attitudes and mindsets will be understood, forgiven and then put in the past, while you create new, healthier ones that drive results. This book will become your personal financial map, to guide you and to lead you to your destination. And you can re-read it as many times as you like or simply return to your favourite sections whenever you need a refreshment of inspiration, so that you are motivated to keep growing and staying on your path towards even greater money mindfulness.

Using my personal and professional experience and knowledge, I am going to take you through everything you need to know about creating mindful money habits and a financially secure future. Together well start small and simple, keeping it nice and easy, as we steadily build financial momentum. Along the way, I have included my personal tips theyve really helped me, and Im confident theyll help you too.

By the end of this book, you will be so thankful that you invested the time to do this for yourself today, not later. And as you see your finances and cash flow improve and strengthen, you will be in awe of what your future promises for you. This is exciting, so allow yourself to get excited.

As you read through this book, you will quickly start to look at money in a different light, with greater confidence. Money will become your friend.

You will experience a financial light-bulb moment, and youll never look back as you continue towards a new world of possibilities, freedom and well-earned rewards. And those rewards will be whatever you want them to be: weekends away, long holidays, adventures, experiences and treats. Best of all, you will enjoy these rewards guilt-free, because you know and respect the amount of work that has gone into making them happen.

It doesnt matter how old you are, what country you live in, how much you earn, how smart you are, whether your parents have money or not, how educated you are or even how much money you already have in savings. This is about being accountable, taking ownership and responsibility, setting goals for yourself and raising your bar to see how amazing you really are at creating the life that you want and proudly deserve.

This book has seventeen chapters, each focusing on a different area that you need to learn and understand, but theyre all perfectly in sync with each other. I will take you through everything you need to help you strengthen and understand your pathway to financial wealth. Ill help you find your entry point to get you started, and show you the next steps to work towards until you are happily on your way.

Ill help you create your list of priorities so that we maximise your financial efficiency, and then Ill show you the tools, steps and strategies that will continue leading you forward to your own personal financial destination.

But one size doesnt fit all, so I encourage you to customise my recommendations, ideas and strategies to suit you, your goals and your financially evolving situation. This is a creative process; there are no aggressive or strict rules, percentages or deadlines to follow. As you go through this process, you will quickly learn what works best for your situation and personal goals, so listen to your gut and let it guide you.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME

I am just like any normal person, I love to travel, love good food, have a weakness for beautiful handbags, and will never say no to a good bottle of bubbles. And investing in my health and fitness are important to me.

I also love experiences and connection: spending time with my son, Rocco, my partner, Tom, my two dogs, Giuseppe and Sofia, and of course my closest friends, with baby number 2 (nicknamed Apple by Rocco) arriving around the time this book will be published.