Crunching numbers is something that I love to do. I thought that I was doing just fine, keeping up on payments and even thought the “expert” money plan I tried to follow wasn’t working for me, we were doing just fine.
Then, when I faced the struggle of infertility my “just fine” plan fell apart. Without knowing what I actually wanted out of life (except for a baby) it became all too easy to rack up credit card debt and live paycheck to paycheck. Money became a way of escaping the life I was living.
It wasn’t until I took a step back and got clear on what life I actually wanted to be living that things turned around. Instead of sitting down with our numbers and cutting them to ribbons, leaving us feeling deprived, I got to get clear on what mattered most and invest my time, money and energy in those things.
Once I had that clarity I was able to make decisions that I felt confident in. I listened to the calling on my heart to help other people through starting my own business. I let go of the life that I “should” have and that I saw other people living. I started making decisions that are actually moving the needle on my financial freedom plan.