My name is Jessie, and I am a stay-at-home mom. Though most people wouldn't consider this a "real" job, I have learned that I serve many titles, but one of the titles I've been most known by is "budgeter." A couple years ago my husband and I went through some fairly difficult times financially. Truth is, I am incredibly glad we went through those times because we not only appreciate the blessings we have been given now, but we have learned to be better managers of our finances through people like Dave Ramsey and through a budget software called You Need A Budget (YNAB).
Learning about managing money made me realize there are a lot of people who don't understand money or the way it works, and I was definitely one of them. Sadly, it isn't a topic that is stressed upon in school or in most homes. Many teachers try to stress to students to get a high paying job, but they don't stress the importance of living modestly or frugally. Most parents want their children to have high paying jobs as well, and they also want them to have large houses, nice vehicles, and other "things" but they don't teach them that having everything all at once is not the way to go. We live in such a materialistic society!!
All of this stuff has led me to my future career as a financial planner/advisor. I want to help break the cycle of living paycheck-to-paycheck, having a bunch of debt, and continuously being stressed because either people want to look like they are better off than they are or they just don't know how to manage their money. I
The more I learned, the more I wanted to share, so I started sharing tips on Facebook, and people started to comment and seemed interested in learning more. I decided to take these tips I've learned or have done to help out our family and put them in ONE location, this blog. I hope you can find help, encouragement, hope, and some humor in these posts.
