Budgeting before meeting with Carey and Andrea was frustrating, to say the least. It was a challenge to accurately anticipate how much money we’d need for future expenses; neither of us were able to save money well. This caused stress in our lives when working on planning for our future goals together and left the both of us feeling like we were not being good stewards with the money we were earning. As we are planning to get married next year, we both knew that we wanted to achieve healthy financial habits before joining our finances together.
So, how did working with them help? Carey and Andrea taught us how to use the software You Need a Budget (YNAB) and gave us the tools to customize our budgets to best suit our needs. They broke it down into bite-sized pieces that we were able to digest. The tools enabled us to create a budget, set targets for our goals, and plan out our future expenses. Targets like having a family someday, buying a home and prepping for any wedding expenses. We feel adequately prepared knowing where every penny is being spent; we have the insights we need to know how we can improve each month.
Carey and Andrea were wonderful to work with; they had endless patience, were very flexible and had an answer for every question we could think of!
One of the biggest milestones we have achieved is that we are now able to tithe on a regular basis. This used to come as an afterthought to us, but now we plan on it and can give back out of the blessings He has given us.
We would absolutely recommend YNAB budget coaching with Carey and Andrea to anyone struggling to maintain control over their finances. We both utilized Excel and other various budgeting tactics prior to working with Andrea and Carey with very little to show for it.
With their help, we now have something to show all that hard work and it’s actually easier than ever!
Thank you for everything, Carey and Andrea!!
