FINANCIAL ANALYST & MOM
I grew up like many of you... in a middle-class family with two working parents, where every cent of every paycheck was stretched to its very limit and then some.
My parents didn't talk a lot about money, except for my Dad complaining that my Mom spent money we didn't have, and my Mom racing to the bank to deposit her paycheck before the check for groceries hit first.
While we always had a roof over our heads and food on our table, I also saw family finances as an ever-present, if unspoken, source of stress in my parents' marriage. And I vowed to do things differently.
I loved my career in Finance, and never thought I would be a stay at home mom. But when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter, my husband and I made the decision that was best for our family. With both of us working 60+ hour weeks for hedge funds, we could hire a nanny to raise our children, or I could leave my career and start my toughest job yet - being a stay at home mom.
I quickly realized financial decisions would still be a part of my everyday life - but unlike many families, I had the education and experience to understand and analyze them all.
I spent nearly a decade as a Financial Analyst, and have used that experience to spend the last 7 analyzing my family's finances.
I look forward to sharing my simple money tips with you to help your family make the most of its means and reach your financial goals.
