Financial Coaching for Women: How To Budget, Manage Money, Pay Off Debt, Save Money, Paycheck Plans
***TOP 1% MONEY & FINANCIAL SUPPORT PODCAST*** Do you make good money but have nothing to show for it? Tired of using your bank account & credit card balances as your budget? Want to get debt-free but don’t want to sacrifice everything to do it? Ready to save money and build generational wealth? You’re in the right place! We’re telling you exactly how to budget, pay off debt, save money & stop living paycheck to paycheck. We’re Shana & Vanessa: BFFs, business partners & Dave Ramsey Solutions Master Financial Coaches (and unofficial marriage counselors). We’re glad you’re here.
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Budget besties, meet Judy Weber — a seven-figure Christian CEO who’s mastered scaling her business without sacrificing her faith, family, or sanity. 🙌
In this episode, Judy takes us behind the scenes of her four-day workweek (yes, it’s possible!) and breaks down the mindset, boundaries, and business systems that helped her grow to seven figures while keeping Christ at the center of it all.
We talk a...
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Budget besties, August is here, and it’s time for a fresh start. Whether summer spending threw you off or you’re ready to get ahead before the back-to-school rush, we’re walking you step-by-step through building your August budget — no shame, no stress, just clarity.
In this episode, we cover:
How to close out July’s budget (and why this step matters!)
Setting up your income the r...
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Budget besties, let’s talk about that “smart” 0% interest loan you’ve been holding onto. We hear it all the time: “Why pay it off? It’s not costing me anything!” But here’s the truth — just because you’re not paying interest doesn’t mean that loan isn’t costing you big in other ways.
In this episode, we break down why paying off zero-interest loans can actually create more freedom in your budget and...
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Budget besties, meet Jen! She’s juggling bills, kids’ activities, and those sneaky “surprise” expenses that always pop up. Sound familiar? In this coaching session, we walk Jen through one of the hardest (but most powerful!) first steps in budgeting: setting up a dedicated Bills Account and shifting from paycheck-to-paycheck panic to a system that actually works.
We talk about:
Why starting with ...
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Budget Besties, let’s talk about that frustrating feeling of, “We’re making good money… so why does it still feel like we can’t get ahead?”
You’re not imagining it—life is expensive. But there’s also something else going on: you might be underestimating what real life actually costs. (Spoiler: five kids aren’t eating on $100/month at Chick-fil-A. Sorry bestie, it’s just not happening.)
In this episod...
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Budget Besties, gather 'round—this one’s for every one of us who’s ever blown the budget and thought, “Welp, that’s it. I ruined everything.”
Spoiler alert: You didn’t.
In this episode, Shana and Vanessa get real about what budget self-sabotage looks like (hello “oops, I used the bill money on a Target run”) and why it happens more often than we’d all like to admit. Whether it’s the chaos we’re used ...
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Meet Eliana — wife, mom, and total powerhouse — who joined coaching just 9 months ago feeling overwhelmed, disorganized, and ashamed that she “should have this all figured out by now.”
Fast-forward 9 months, and here’s what she’s done:
✅ Paid off 14 debts (out of 19 total!)
✅ Cleared nearly $100,000 in debt
✅ Went from “hiding money in random accounts” to organized savings + spending buckets
✅ Had regul...
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One of our single clients came to us with over $263,000 in debt.
💳 $3,000/month in minimum payments
💔 No savings
😩 Business and personal finances completely mixed
👉 But she was ready for change.
In just 7 months, here’s what she accomplished with our coaching and system:
🔥 Her Before:
💸 $263,000 in total debt
💳 $69,000 in non-mortgage debt
🧾 10 different loans (credit cards, RV, HELOC, debt ...
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Alright, budget besties—this one’s a hot topic! How much personal spending money should you and your spouse get each month? Is $100 too low? Is $1,000 too high? Should it be cash? Should it be a card?
In this episode, Shana and Vanessa break it all the way down—from the emotional side of spending freedom to the practical steps of budgeting it in. This conversation was sparked by a lively debate in o...
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Hey Budget Besties! 💛
This week’s episode is a powerful reminder that financial recovery is possible — and it starts with one brave decision at a time.
Danielle joined us fresh off her family’s bankruptcy discharge. After years of being buried in credit card debt, she and her husband are finally getting some breathing room — and she’s determined not to go back.
She’s taken some huge steps already (he...
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Hey Budget Besties! 🎉
We’re throwing it back to one of our fave convos on the Work Like a Mother podcast with our girl Marina! If you missed it the first time, or just need a fresh dose of budgeting wisdom and encouragement, this one’s for you.
This episode is the perfect listen for anyone trying to get their financial act together in January (aka all of us). We talk through what it really means to ...
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Hey Budget Besties!
Q3 is officially here, and you know what that means — it’s time to get real with our money, stop winging it, and start winning. Whether you crushed Q2 or it totally threw you for a loop, this episode is your reset moment.
Shana and Vanessa are walking you through how to create a solid 90-day plan you can actually stick to — paycheck by paycheck. We’re talking goal-setting, budget-...
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Check out Kali at Perfect-ish!
We’ve got our business bestie back on the mic, and you’re in for a treat. 🎻 Time management coach, international speaker, podcast host, and all-around rockstar Kali Brigham is here—and she’s serving up real talk, big laughs, and life-changing shifts.
Kali's not your typical “wake-up-at-5am-and-grind” kind of coach. She’s the founder of Perfect-ish—a time management app...
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You ever have one of those months where everything hits at once? The AC dies, plans fall through, unexpected expenses pop up like financial whack-a-mole—and somehow you're still expected to keep it all together? 😩
This week, Shana and Vanessa are walking us through two client stories that prove: your budget can still win—even when life feels like it’s falling apart. From single moms to powerhouse c...
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What if we told you that your entire July budget could be DONE before your iced coffee melts? Because listen—melted iced coffee is a no from us. 😅 But you know what’s also a no? Going into July without a plan when you’ve got holiday parties, travel, and summer chaos coming in HOT. 🔥
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In this episode, we’re walking you step by step through how to close out ...
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In this heartfelt and relatable episode, we sit down with Angie—a teacher, wife to a social worker, and mom of three—who’s doing all the right things but still feels stuck in that “never quite enough” money zone. Sound familiar?
Angie and her husband don’t have debt (other than their mortgage 💪), are a paycheck ahead, and have even built an emergency fund over time. But with rising costs and the pr...
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Hey budget besties! ✨
Today, we're getting real about something we keep coming back to — the chaos that comes from having one big savings account and no plan for that money. You know we’ve seen it again and again: a client dumps extra cash into a single account and says, “I’ll just pull from it when I need to.” And spoiler alert — that never ends well.
In this episode, Shana and Vanessa break dow...
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If you’re the one handling the bills, making the spreadsheets, remembering all the passwords (and maybe even doing coaching solo), while your spouse is more hands-off — we see you. And we’ve got your back.
This episode is all about getting your partner on the same financial page without nagging, begging, or feeling like you’re carrying the weight of your family’s money goals alone. Spoiler alert...
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In this feel-good episode, we’re joined by the fabulous Amanda—a fellow budget bestie who went from feeling stuck and paycheck-to-paycheck despite earning more than ever to building a system that brings her peace, control, and yes… a travel fund just for Disney trips. 🏰✈️
Amanda shares how our Simplified Budget System helped her ditch the constant tracking, make confident money decisions, and even ...
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How do you make $18,000 a month and still feel broke? For this couple, it wasn’t about how much they were earning — it was about what they were doing with their money (or not doing). Before coaching, they were stuck in what we lovingly call “money magic” mode: overspending from one big Bills account, moving money around with Cash App and Facebook Pay, and juggling 24 debts with no real system. 🙈
Th...
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