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You've built something real. A career that required years of sacrifice, licensing exams, late nights, and a level of discipline most people never develop. You've learned an entire profession's worth of knowledge, managed complex systems, and made high-stakes decisions under pressure, and you've done most of it for others. And somewhere along the way, your own finances slid to the bottom of the list. Not because you're irresponsible or don't care. Because you've been giving ev

Note: My client's name has been changed to protect his privacy. Austin came to me because his ADHD had cost him. Not in the dramatic, everything-fell-apart way. In the quiet, accumulating way that financial avoidance tends to work: a medical bill that never got paid, a subscription that went to collections, a credit score that kept sliding while he kept meaning to deal with it. He wanted to buy a house. His credit score was standing in the way. I am a financial coach for wome

More than one client was referred to me after first sitting with a financial advisor or a financial planner. This wasn’t because these professionals did anything wrong, but because the client’s situation was outside the scope of what a financial planner and advisor is equipped to address. For example, one woman went to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), but was looking for a way out of debt, and had little money left over to invest. The CFP immediately recognized that she n

Most of us have been there: you want to make a purchase, pay down a debt, or transfer money to savings, but instead of looking at your actual numbers, you go by what you feel. The account seems okay. The paycheck is coming. It should be fine. And then it is not fine. This is not a willpower problem. It isn't a math problem. It's an information problem, and it's one of the most common issues I hear from women managing their finances on their own. What a Client Said This Week A