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.

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.

Money Tools, Strategy, Business, Business Growth, Legacy, Retirement, MoneyKristen RicuperoAugust 28, 2025Working 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

Elder Care Planning: How to Support Aging Parents Without Derailing Your Retirement

You’ve probably heard the term Sandwich Generation before. It refers to people, often in their 40s and 50s, who are simultaneously caring for aging parents while still supporting their kids (financially, emotionally, and logistically). It’s a lot. And the weight of that caregiving can feel relentless, especially when the financial load starts adding up.

The choices you make today (yes, even that one you’ve been avoiding) will ripple out 20 to 30 years from now, for better or worse. This is where elder care financial planning becomes more than just another “thing you should probably think about someday.”

Budget, Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money, Strategy, Mom Life, Money and Marriage, Legacy, Insurance, Financial ProtectionKristen RicuperoAugust 13, 2025Personal Finance Coaching, Working with a Money Coach, Coaching for Budgeting and Goals, Pittsburgh Financial Coach, North Carolina Financial Coach, personal finance

How Personal Finance Coaching Starts: Real Talk, Real Goals, Real Progress

We're not here to sell you investment products, make stock picks, or overhaul your 401(k). A financial coach is your financial accountability partner, educator, and cheerleader—all rolled into one vibrant, budget-loving human.

A financial coach is a trained professional who helps you take control of your finances by working with you to create realistic budgets, tackle debt, build savings, and develop healthy money habits. Unlike financial advisors who focus primarily on investments and wealth management, financial coaches dig into the nitty-gritty of your daily financial life.

We're the ones helping you figure out why you keep overspending and how to finally stick to that budget you've been meaning to create for the past three years.

Budget, Money, Money Tools, Personal Finance, Saving Money, Strategy, wellnessKristen RicuperoAugust 6, 2025Personal Finance Coaching, What Is Financial Coaching, Working 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

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