Posts in Retirement
Planting, Growing, Harvesting: Where Does Your Financial Garden Stand Today?
Planting, Growing, Harvesting: Where Does Your Financial Garden Stand Today?

If you’ve ever planted a garden, you know that results don’t happen overnight. You water, you weed, you wait. Then, surprise! Those little sprouts you forgot about suddenly bloom into a whole tomato plant (hopefully before the squirrels get to it).

Money works the same way. The seeds you’ve been planting — retirement contributions, debt payoff, savings habits — don’t grow instantly. They grow quietly in the background while you’re busy running your business, raising kids, or just trying to get through another tax season.

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Personal Finance, Budget, Money, Money Tools, Saving Money, Retirement, Small Business Finance, Small BusinessKristen Ricuperofinance, financial coaching, Pittsburgh Financial Coach, North Carolina Financial Coach, personal finance, personal finance coach, Coaching for Budgeting and Goals, goals, saving money, retirement, business
You've Built Something Amazing. Now Make Sure It Outlasts You.
You've Built Something Amazing. Now Make Sure It Outlasts You.

Will your business continue to support your family long after you’ve stepped away? Will it continue helping your community? Or will it simply fade away with your final invoice?

Let’s talk about making sure your business tells the story you want it to tell — now and years down the road.

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Money Tools, Strategy, Business, Business Growth, Legacy, Retirement, MoneyKristen RicuperoWorking with a Money Coach, One-on-One Financial Coaching, What to Expect from Financial Coaching, Coaching for Budgeting and Goals, How Financial Coaching Works, Pittsburgh Financial Coach, North Carolina Financial Coach, personal finance, money mindset, small business coach, legacy
Design Your Dream Life: A No-Nonsense Guide to Financial Independence and Freedom
Design Your Dream Life: A No-Nonsense Guide to Financial Independence and Freedom

You’ve built a thriving business, you’re crushing it in your field, and you’re ready to take control of your financial destiny. But what’s next? Enter the FIRE movement—an acronym that stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early.

FIRE isn’t about swapping your laptop for a hammock at 35 (unless that’s your thing). It’s about reclaiming your time, your choices, and your freedom.

Let’s break down how you can design your dream life without giving up your oat milk lattes or your sanity.

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Money, Personal Finance, Money Tools, Budget, Income, Saving Money, Money Mindset, RetirementKristen Ricuperofinance, financial coaching, Pittsburgh Financial Coach, North Carolina Financial Coach, personal finance, Habits, money tools, budgeting, financial freedom, Spending plan, intentions, retirement, retirement plans