Financial Leadership
I Help Ambitious Women & Couples Lead Their Money With Intention | Eliminate Debt | Build Wealth With Purpose | Create Financial Margin | Make Confident Financial Decisions | Build a Life That Aligns With What Matters Most | Helping high earning women stop feeling stretched, reactive, and financially behind despite making good money.✨ My superpower is helping women create structure, peace, and long term financial leadership without shame, restriction, or constant money stress.
The callers were always someone else
Hey Reader!For more than a decade, I listened to a money show on my drive home from work.The callers always seemed like someone else, not me. We paid our bills, we never carried a balance. But, we still moved into the house we built with barely $300 in the bank. For years, I still didn't see how those calls applied to me! That's exactly why I do this work. I want your story to be faster, better, and bigger. What I'm Seeing:Americans now carry $1.26 trillion on credit cards, according to the...
When everything feels like it costs more
Hey Reader!It’s been a wild week, and this email is a little different, but it needs to be said.With so much conversation happening around the economy, affordability, and how expensive everyday life has become, I wanted to write about something I actually feel very prepared to talk about. I’ve been here before. At the end of 2007, our household income dropped by 25%. We didn’t know how long it would last, and our bills certainly didn’t drop by 25% to match it. We still had children to raise,...
When was the last time you celebrated yourself?
Hey Reader!We're in Thanksgiving month, and it's also my birthday month, with my son's birthday just two days later!I wish I could tell you November is my favorite month, but I'd be telling you a story. 😂I don't like cold weather, and as a Tennessee girl, I know what's coming! Anyway, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to ask you something that I don't think we talk about enough. When was the last time you stopped long enough to recognize something you've accomplished with your money?I'm...
What are you working this hard for?
Hey Reader!I realized this week that my last 2 scheduled emails didn't send!I was on such a good streak, too. 😊 So I'm getting right back to the conversation I care about most. What are you working this hard for? You can spend years earning more, paying bills, taking care of your family, and keeping everything moving without really stopping to decide what you want all of that work to create. What I'm Seeing:I keep seeing women with the income, the apps, the spreadsheets, the retirement...
She's got her own grain 😂
Hey Reader!Preview: I’ve only had my goats for about two months, but one of them has already taught me something about human nature. 😂 Every evening, I pour their grain into a gutter that we use for feeding. Everybody gets their portion.But I have one little gal, Lydia, who is convinced that what the other goats have must be better than what’s right in front of her. The only one she shares with is her baby, Claudia.She’ll leave her own grain and head butt three of the others to get to theirs....
What did you want the money for?
Hey Reader!This month marks 25 years since I walked away from my career. My brain is still trying to comprehend that one! I had spent 11 years building a career in corporate finance that I loved. I had worked hard for the position and I knew I was giving up opportunities for growth and an income that could give us a life neither of us had experienced growing up. I won't pretend that we had it all figured out - it was scary! I was also giving up something that had always been incredibly...
I still love expensive shoes
Hey Reader!A couple of Fridays ago, my daughter and I did a little shopping at West Town Mall in Knoxville, TN. It's the same mall I used to shop at when I was her age. Which makes it super fun now! I bought three pieces of clothing at Versona for an upcoming retreat in October. When I bought them, I told myself I was going home and cleaning enough out of my closet to fill that shopping bag. Saturday night, I pulled everything out. Years ago, when I cleaned out my closets, I could fill the...
You Don't Have to Like Every Decision
Hello there Reader!Last week, one of my kids told me they wouldn't be home for a while. By the time they're back, it'll have been about a month since they've been home. I know it's the right decision. It's important, it's part of their future, and it's part of growing up and building their own life. I said something I've been saying a lot lately... “Well, you gotta do what you gotta do. Doesn't mean I have to like it.”This particular one has his mother's deep sarcasm and will always say...
You can tell me the real answer
Hello there Reader!I've had women sit across from me, take a deep breath and say something like,“You're going to think I'm a terrible person, but this is bad.” Then they start telling me what's really going on:"We make too much money for it to be this tight.” “I have no idea where our money is going.” “I pay on the credit cards, but the balances just keep going up.” “We need a new vehicle, but I don't know how we're going to afford one.” “My kids' expenses just keep adding up. It's something...
$600 a month was already there
Hello there Reader!It's 9:30 at night. You've barely gotten the kitchen cleaned up, there's still laundry that needs to be folded, and you're mentally going over everything that needs to happen tomorrow when you remember there's a bill you need to pay. You pull up the bank account, make sure there's enough money there to cover it and either hit pay or decide you'll take care of it later. Then later never seems to come because tomorrow you're doing the same thing all over again. When I work...
I Help Ambitious Women & Couples Lead Their Money With Intention | Eliminate Debt | Build Wealth With Purpose | Create Financial Margin | Make Confident Financial Decisions | Build a Life That Aligns With What Matters Most | Helping high earning women stop feeling stretched, reactive, and financially behind despite making good money.✨ My superpower is helping women create structure, peace, and long term financial leadership without shame, restriction, or constant money stress.