Paige Schmidt, Financial Coach

On the blog this weekend, I am sharing a client testimonial on how she was finally able to budget, save money, and make room for purchases that still brought her JOY! If you’d love to feel more in control of your finances, let go of anxiety and guilt around money, and start working towards your financial goals while still living a life filled with joy, one-on-one financial coaching could be a FANTASTIC next step for you. I’d love for you to reach out by booking a free discovery call via my website.

New blog post is up! Today I am taking you through a visualization to ask yourself when purchasing items-Do these things really bring me joy? Think about your last impulse purchases (write them down if you want) Am I still feeling happy about this purchase? ... Does this purchase bring me joy? Head to the blog to do this exercise with me!

New Financial blog post is up! Have you ever been on a budget or trying to save money, but then had a day where you just splurged on a shopping trip or a big impulse purchase? Yup. I have! ... I used to think that budgeting and saving were SO boring and restrictive. However, in this post, I explain how I was able to shift my budget to still bring joy and fulfillment in my life, and how you can too!

New post is up on the blog! Have you ever been on a budget or trying to save money, but then had a day where you just splurged on a shopping trip or a big impulse purchase? Yup. I have! ... I used to think that budgeting and saving were SO boring and restrictive, until I realized I could still enjoy the things I loved, and examine where I didn't need to spend money. In this post, I include a challenge that saved me so much money, and created money to reach my goals. I hope this helps!

Have not posted to this FB for a while - all the while, doing LOTS of financial coaching and loving it. I'll have a new services page up soon for you. Can't wait to share if you've been thinking you'd like some support to get you feeling empowered around your hard earned money :) (I know you want to feel good about it - financial coaching is the first step!)

LET'S TALK MONNNNEY. Hi friends! You may OR may not know...! I became a Certified Financial Coach in 2018! I have always had a love for budgeting. ... Working with my clients on health coaching over the last 8 years, I began to realize that there were similarities in the way we are with food and money. When a woman goes on a diet, the first things to go are anyyyy foods that feel like "extras" or "fun." No sweets. No bread. No ________. Fill in the blank on what you STOP eating when you're dieting. Likewise, when she creates her budget, the first things to go are any "extra pleasures." No more cappuccinos. You like getting your hair done? Too bad! Not anymore! As a result, she doesn't stick with her budgets (or diet) for very long. Annnnd she's left feeling like a failure. Like she's just a wreck with her money and food. Like she's out of control. And like she just needs a better diet or a more strict budget. Or more motivation. And the cycle continues. I don't believe in this type of approach to reaching your food, health, or money goals. NOOOPE. I believe that honoring your values (joys! fun!) is an extremely important part of creating sustainable changes (with food or money). When I teach budgeting, we look at your values and joys FIRST. What do you really love? What brings you mega joy? I'm talking true joys. Like when you wake up in the morning and your puppy/baby gives you the BEST cuddles. When you walk at the beach with your husband and have a GREAT convo. A couple of years ago I created a budgeting workshop that was verrrry well loved. Tomorrow I am re-creating it using the new app I use with ALL of my financial coaching clients. I will be walking you through exactly how to create a budget you will actually want to stick to. I will be teaching you how to pay down your debt (this is new)! I will also walk you through how to save for your future goals (a down payment, a vacation you want to take, retirement, etc.) And finally, I will be doing a rapid fire Q&A at the end to answer any and ALL questions you send in ahead of time. This brand new workshop comes out TOMORROW, February 29. Just in time for March 1! The best and most convenient time to start a budget is the first of the month (this way you don't have to backtrack). How much is it? $47 Is it live? Nope! I will be recording it and will send the whole thing to your inbox so you can schedule a time when you want to do it. It is one hour and once it is in your inbox you'll have it forever! What will you get out of it? You will walk away with a monthly budget that makes sense. You will have a clear vision of your financial goals (and why they're important to you). "Saving money because it's a good idea" is NOT enough of a reason/motivation to save. Trust me! (I share my own story with you in this workshop.) You will be able to recognize the things you're spending money on that DO add value to your life AND the things that DON'T. For example, maybe you're paying for a monthly gym membership but you NEVER use it. But you feel to guilty to not have one. Finally, you will walk away with a plan to pay off your debt (car payment, student loan, personal loan, credit card, etc.), if that is one of your financial goals. Most of all you will feel empowered and in control of your money. Your spending will be aligned with your values and when you begin to live that, nothing is better! No more feeling anxious about money. Let's get you a plan so you can feel caaaaalm. Period. (This workshop will not ask you to give up your most favorite things - don't worry, I'm not going to tell you to stop buying your favorite cappuccino or to stop buying avocados.) P.S. And. You should know Your $47 investment has a great ROI and is a WASH. I guarantee you, if you don't have a budget, you're losing more than $47 each month NOT knowing what's going on with your money. Let's get your organized and empowered around your money my friend! There are only 20 spaces left for this workshop. You can pay for your ticket using this link: https://www.paypal.me/paigeschmidtHC/47 Once you pay, make sure to send me a message (you can send a message right here on FB) with the email address which you'd like me to send the workshop to. (Space is limited to 30!) Paige Schmidt, Financial Coach

Sharing exactly how you can "Marie Kondo" your money today and take back your control around finances! Feeling empowered around money can feel daunting or scary, but I hope sharing my story can help you start saving and paying off that debt today.

Hey all, I'll answer any budgeting question you post below! GO :-)

Do you struggle with balance in food-- or finances? What if I told you the way we are with food is the way we are with money (and that you CAN break free from '...diet budgeting' and cultivate a healthier relationship with food AND money??) If you haven't already listened to this episode with Paige Schmidt, Financial Coach, she drops some serious knowledge bombs on how we can create a healthier mindset around food, money and how it doesn't have to look a certain way-- we can make it work for US. It's already one of my top episodes!! Give it a listen: https://www.healthymamakris.com//episode-46-the-way-we-are See more

How much is your debt costing you each month? Imagine what else you could do - which you value and that brings you joy! - with that money if the number were ZERO. My friends used Ramsey's techniques and sent me this text yesterday: Everything is cruising along! My husband and I recently paid off our $25,000 debt from wedding and remaining student loans, so we’re stoked on that. The Ramsey technique is real . ... Oh, and they told me to add that they did this in FOUR MONTHS. It's amazing what you can do when you commit. Such a great testimony to how GOOD it feels to pay off debt! This article is a great starting place:

Recently Marco and I made the decision to share a car (we sold his truck and kept my 4Runner!). In this post I'm sharing all of the reasons "why." I hope this helps if you're considering going down to one car! Read now: https://www.paigeschmidt.com/sharing-a-car-with-your-spouse/

Is the Way You Treat Food/Eating the Way You Treat Money? "The way we do one thing is the way we do everything." "I can totally relate to this, Paige! And I’ve never thought about the connection before. Thanks for sharing." - Desiree M.... Watch this super short video to find out if the way you are around food is the way you are around money. Watch now: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Bmb2jSxFeLk/

Perhaps you’re the type of person, like I was, who gets super excited about the idea of a budget, creates spreadsheets, a plan, etc follows it for a few days, and then feels totally overwhelmed and throws it out the window. Has that ever happened to you? Click below to read this post.