Financial Coach Ashley

New post up! Or rather *VIDEOS* I put together the past years on money and life and all kinds of fun things to think about...

Fair warning though - they're pretty silly ;)

Also posted some fun Q&As at the end on my favorite nail polish color, budget for my mohawk and other random questions people have shot over to me...

Grab a ☕ and enjoy! --> https://budgetsaresexy.com/ridiculous-videos-i-made-about-money-and-some-fun-qas/

I’ve been MIA on here!
Let’s just say April 2022 owned my ass, for real.

It began with me getting strep throat
Then, my husband gets it
Then, he had trouble with his health for the rest of the month
I think I barely kept everyone alive 🤪😬

But! We’re all back to super healthy and happy and I feel pretty much caught up now 😆

Thank goodness for our HSA covering the emergency expenses of medical shenanigans

Guh

Anywho
Hi! 👋
How ya doin? ☺️
I miss you guys!
💜

💜 Invest in yourself
💜 Invest in your children
💜 Invest in the future

💜 Love with kindness and patience, even for those who might not have much of it 💜

{This goes for yourself as well}

Spread love in a world where it may seem scarce.

Happy FRIDAY!

In times of emergency while you’re trying to not use credit cards, call in your support team!

I know I love being there for my besties and I know they’ve helped me tremendously. I don’t think I could be where I am today without them.

💜 I’m so very grateful for them.

My friends didn’t know they were helping me through my rough financial journey with credit cards, but they were… and they did. 😊

If you’re a friend of mine in real life…
THANK YOU!
Thank you for the company.
Thank you for understanding & for sharing your knowledge with me.
Thank you for the good times.
I’ve learned a lot from everyone I’ve ever met.
💜🤗💜

I saved $830 with this car repair - it pays to bank on a skill
😉👉👉

The dealership wanted about $1,000 to replace my throttle body. In the past I’ve just charged the “emergency” repair to a credit card. Not this time.

I’m mechanically inclined and I wasn’t pressed for time so I thought to myself “I could probably do this myself. How much is the part?”

$170

Add a little sweat equity + patience + a shower and VOILA! The car is fixed!

&&& Did I mention I did this when I was 8 months prego?
🤪

I do love tinkering with my Mini Cooper 🚗

So, yea.
Have fun with saving money by challenging yourself with “Can I do this myself?” {P.S. It doesn’t have to be a car repair}

😆

A funny on this lovely Monday morning for ya ☺️

Have a great day!!

~$250/MONTH in credit card interest, that’s how much I was paying 5 years ago 😖

It gets even sadder
(Sadder? That’s a word, right?🧐)

That was on just ONE credit card
😲😧🤢

“If I just didn’t have these f’n credit cards, $250 could get me Chipotle 5 times a week for a month AND with guacamole!” 😵‍💫

Yes, food motivates me 😅
Also, not donating $ to the banks motivates me 😡

How much are YOU paying toward credit card interest?

Get fired up, fam.
It’s time.
Breakup with Mr Visa.

I’m proud to say I’m paying $0 in credit card interest, but not officially out of credit card debt YET.
We have paid off a LOT though AND paid off a lot of medical bills.
I can also report that I’ve not touched a credit card for 3 years 😍 .. going on 4 years now 😁

💃 🕺🏻

Hand in there. You can do it!
Stay strong. 💪