Family Money Coaching

1 day ago

During 2015 my husband and I had our hardest year in our marriage with a miscarriage after 5 IVF attempts and suddenly with 3 kids under age 3.5 from fostering and adoption. We had to overcome the emotional aspect and stop reeling from the financial burden we had just gone through.

We had stopped going on dates during that incredibly difficult time. Once we realized that we needed to get OK with our communication and our relationship, we then had to re-address our finances.

It was awkward at first, but we worked on it each week because we were committed to each other.

Strengthen your marriage like we did by having a weekly Money Date. Check out the link for a download on what questions and an agenda you can discuss during your Money Date.

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5 days ago

I can't believe November is just around the corner. I've been working on the Preparing Financially for Adoption course this summer.

Topics include:

Preparing for the Home Study
Applying for Grants
Organizing your finances
Setting budgets for Travel
Fundraising Ideas
Understanding taxes and kids
Ways to Save Money
Borrowing Money
How to negotiate fees

Plus some bonus sections on strengthening your marriage during the adoption process. Check out our website for more information:

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6 days ago

I enjoyed speaking on the Talk Wealth To Me podcast about Preparing Financially for Adoption. They really got me to open up and talk about my own experience with fertility and adoption.
They also asked me questions about,

"Can you still adopt if you have debt?"

"How does the scarcity mindset affect your decision to spend the money towards adoption or fertility?"

"Do people really change jobs for the insurance to pay for fertility?"

"Do some states require fertility coverage?"

What were some of the tricks that we used during fertility?

"What's a home study?"

Plus more questions answered!!!

Check out the interview! www.buzzsprout.com/287009/1495339-financially-preparing-for-adoption

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7 days ago

I often hear the excuse, I don't have an emergency fund because I just don't have the money for it. But, then I see on Facebook that they went on this jealous worthy weekend getaway.

I've also heard, I'll do that when I graduate from school. I'll do that when I'm working a better job. I'll do that when we buy a house. I'll do that when my child grows up. No more excuses.

Procrastination costs you money. If you put off getting something done such as health insurance, you will end up paying more money because you won't have insurance there to mitigate the risk.

Procrastination costs you money. If you don't pay off that credit card now, you will pay interest rate charges and if you don't pay it on time, there will be late payment fees.

Procrastination costs you money. If you don't plan your travel budget for your ICPC and you don't decide beforehand how to pay for that 2-3 week period, you will pay more money on lodging, food, and transportation.

Living with Intention takes time and planning. I can help you with that. Send me a message for a free 15 minute consultation.

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Happy for You, Sad for Me: Tips for Navigating the Conflicting Emotions of Infertility — the fertility tribe

1 week ago

On Sunday I taught a lesson and the discussion turned to having joy for other people, especially when you are envious or jealous of what they have. I mentioned that when I was single, I had a hard time being happy for people that got married and then when I got married, I had a struggle being happy for those that got pregnant naturally.

I realize now that you can be happy for others, in fact it's imperative to look outside of yourself to help you heal. I still can't go to baby showers for others, but I will give them a gift and genuinely be happy for them. I had to focus on my blessings and not focus on their blessings.

When I read this article, it resonated with me.
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By Elyse Ash I remember the first time I felt jealous after hearing a friend was pregnant. I remember it because it was such a bizarre feeling. I was usually the first one to jump up and down and happy-cry for my expectant friends, asking a million rapid-fire questions like; “When are you due? Is ...