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Big-Ticket Holiday Gifts: What’s Worth Buying Now vs. Waiting for Black Friday

October 2, 2026October 17, 2026 Amie Leigh2 Comments
Sunlit interior with cookware, mixer, espresso machine, vacuum, and potted olive tree

A CFO's rule for big-ticket holiday shopping: what to buy now, what to wait on, and five splurge gifts worth putting on the list.

Posted in CFO Life, Gift Guides, Home & StyleTagged holiday, lifestyle, soft girl era

October Reading List: 6 Business Books Worth Your Time This Fall

October 1, 2026September 27, 2026 Amie LeighLeave a comment
List of six business related books

A CFO's October reading list: three new finance and leadership books plus three bestsellers everyone's buying right now.

Posted in Books & Reading, CFO LifeTagged book club, books, CFO reads, money

This Month’s Reading List: 6 Business Books Worth Adding to Your Shelf

September 16, 2026September 7, 2026 Amie LeighLeave a comment
Cozy armchair with blanket, plants, lamp, and autumn views through windows

A CFO's monthly pick of business and finance books worth your time, from leadership reads to bestselling money mindset books.

Posted in Books & Reading, CFO LifeTagged book club, books, CFO reads, money

5 Money Lessons I Learned as a CFO That Apply to Real Life

September 5, 2026August 15, 2026 Amie LeighLeave a comment
Spiral staircase crafted from stacks of assorted coins on a wooden base

Five money lessons from a school district CFO that work just as well on a grocery budget as a million-dollar one.

Posted in CFO LifeTagged book club, budget, money

Finally Building Something of Your Own

August 29, 2026August 15, 2026 Amie LeighLeave a comment
Open sketchbook with drawings and notes on a wooden desk next to pencils, books, a coffee mug, and a small plant by a window

Thinking about starting something of your own after 40? Here's the fear nobody names, and the book that gives you permission.

Posted in CFO LifeTagged book club, career, Next era

Who Am I When I’m Not “Mom” All Day?

August 22, 2026August 15, 2026 Amie LeighLeave a comment
Woman writing in a journal at kitchen table with coffee and plants by window

Who are you when "Mom" gets quieter? A look at rebuilding identity after the kids are grown, and the book that names it best.

Posted in CFO LifeTagged book club, Empty nest, Next era

The Empty Nest Isn’t the End of Your Story

August 15, 2026August 19, 2026 Amie Leigh1 Comment
Smiling woman walking on a seaside path with colorful buildings and flowers

Empty nest isn't the end of your story, it's a blank page. A practical framework for figuring out what's next.

Posted in CFO LifeTagged book club, Empty nest, Next era

The Last First Day

August 8, 2026August 19, 2026 Amie LeighLeave a comment
An empty hallway after an empty house. Empty Nest Conversations

The house goes quiet on the first day of school, for any age kid. Here's how to sit with it, and the book that helped me most.

Posted in CFO LifeTagged book club, Empty nest, Next era

What I Wish I Knew Climbing from Accounts Payable to CFO

August 1, 2026August 19, 2026 Amie LeighLeave a comment
Wooden ladder ascending from a heap of papers and folders under a bright sky

I went from filing invoices to running a district's finances. Here's what I wish I'd known climbing the ladder, and how you can too.

Posted in CFO LifeTagged book club, career

5 Money Lessons I Learned as a CFO That Apply to Real Life

July 14, 2026August 19, 2026 Amie Leigh1 Comment
Spiral staircase crafted from stacks of assorted coins on a wooden base

A public school district CFO's honest money lessons, translated from a $32 million budget down to a household one. No spreadsheets required.

Posted in CFO LifeTagged books, budget, money, planning

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