Don’t Be So Rigid in Your Coaching There’s a school of thought with some financial coaches that all credit cards are bad. They think people who have gotten themselves into credit card debt need to work their way out, month-by-month, payment-by-payment, and that the credit cards they have are the credit cards they are stuck with. Because of this way of thinking, that means some coaches will never tell their clients about the option of possibly taking advantage of a balance transfer. A zero percent credit card might be available to them, and even if that person is paying 25% [...]

UPDATE: ENROLLMENT IN THE CHALLENGE IS NOW CLOSED! CHECK BACK SO YOU CAN JOIN IN NEXT TIME! We are so excited for all the new year has in store and we want to kick 2019 off with a bang! As our industry continues to grow and thrive we can't wait to see what you all have in store too! We want everyone to start the year out strong, so we've designed a challenge for financial coaches to step outside of their comfort zones and focus on their business (and their lives)! This challenge is meant to be fun and encourages [...]

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to money.   Depending on the person I’m coaching and the financial situation they are in, I will employ a bunch of different strategies to help them meet their financial goals.  I recognize the strategies I use might be different than the ones you would use. And that’s ok. One of the beautiful things about financial coaching is that there is no right way to do things. We each have our own ideas of the best strategies to pay off debt, to shore up savings, or to plan for retirement. Those differences are definitely a [...]