A Fresh Start for Q2: Reflecting on Your Financial Goals
Spring weather has arrived in East Tennessee! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for more sunshine and longer days! As we transition to a season of renewal, it’s a good time to take a fresh look at our finances. Today, I’m excited to guide you through a comprehensive financial check-in. As you walk […]
Tax Refund? Read this!
Tax time is right around the corner. For many people, this means that a sizable tax refund is also right around the corner. As a financial coach who has seen *everything*, let me tell you what many people do with a lump sum dropped into their account. They go on a vacation they have been […]
How to “Reset” Your Budget for a New Year
There is truly no better time to reset your budget than a New Year! The beginning of a year brings fresh new vibes and a renewed sense of hope for the future. Plenty of my successful clients got a nudge to change their finances over the holidays, and made a fresh start in the new […]
Financial Freedom
Today, I thought we could talk about financial freedom. What does financial freedom mean to you? ⭐ Feeling in control of your finances? ⭐ No money fights with your spouse? ⭐ No guilt or shame over your spending? ⭐ Traveling without racking up debt? ⭐ Money in savings for emergencies such as job loss, medical […]
Budget = Permission to Spend
How do you feel about the word “budget”? I often encounter people who tell me that they can’t budget or won’t budget. At one point my husband even told me that he would never budget! 😲 Most of the time people associate the word budget with negative thoughts such as: 🚫 I can’t go […]
Re-Evaluate!
Re-Evaluate Your Financial Goals It’s important to review and reevaluate your goals. I want you to do this at the end of every month or quarter. This is especially true if you are new to budgeting because it takes 3 months to get good at budgeting and understanding your spending habits. Questions to Ask Yourself […]
Make Your Goals More Achievable!
Break Your Goals Down! Make your goals achievable this year! Goal setting can seem overwhelming, right? You’ve got this big goal that you want to accomplish and it just seems like too much. I’ve been there! Sometimes people set big goals and never take the first step to accomplishing them because they are overwhelmed and […]
Reach your goals!
Write it Down! For years I kept my “goals” in my head and never wrote them down. You know what happened? I didn’t reach my goals! Write your goals down! I can’t stress this enough! Get your hopes and dreams out of your head and on paper! By writing your goals down your focus on […]
SMART Goal Setting
January is one of my favorite times of year! I love the beginning of a new year because it feels like such a fresh start. I know we can start working on our goals anytime during the year, but there’s something about January 1 that fills me with hope for the future. It’s a great […]
Be BRAVE!
Have you read any books that changed you? I’ve got several books that I’ll keep forever because they changed me! 100 Days to Brave is one of those! If you know me personally, you know how much I love anything written by Annie F. Downs (@anniefdowns)! Every book that Annie has written has touched me. […]