11 I How Karen Improved Her Finances After Filing For Bankruptcy

Brave is the word I’d use to describe the client that I’m chatting with this week in my Money Files series. After filing bankruptcy almost a year ago, Karen reached out to me because she wanted to rebuild her financial foundation. At the time, she was apprehensive about hiring a financial coach because she feared rejection and disappointment, something she’s experienced often and wanted to avoid at all costs. But she also knew that risking that was important because she wanted to regain her financial confidence.  So after talking, she said yes to my one-month intensive. Karen has made phenomenal growth since working with me.  She’s gone from bankruptcy and inconsistently saving money to easily accounting for unexpected expenses like car maintenance and saving more than $2,000 in less than 8 weeks. Tune in to Karen’s story to learn... How being honest with herself has helped her improve her finances and allowed her tackle challenges in other areas of her personal life How Karen changed her views about "extra" money in her account and why that shift created greater financial confidence The biggest shift she experienced within the first two weeks of working together that gave her increased mental space What she’s learned about her own emotional spending and how she’s learning to process the urge to spend What she believes kept her in delusion about her finances Since working with me,  Karen has started to rewrite her financial story. This time she’s setting financial priorities and creating a new type of freedom, financial freedom.  You do not want to miss this conversation. This episode is for you if you want to stop believing the negative narrative you have about money or truly desire to see what’s possible when you have an accountability partner. I know you will find Karen’s story to be relatable, real, and true.