One of the scariest things about planning your financial future and getting everything on track is that you actually have to look at your current reality.
How much is coming in? How much is going out?
What are the things you want to buy and how much are they actually going to cost?
When are you actually going to be able to afford to buy a home?
When will you have enough to retire?
It’s scary because there is no wiggle room, no grey area. It comes down to dollars and cents. Actual numbers. Actual amounts. Actual timelines.
Sometimes we’re so scared of knowing that we refuse to really look.
A big part of my job is helping people find the courage to work through that fear. To sit down, take a hard look, do the math, and get a clear sense of their current financial picture.
The path to improvement starts with seeing your current situation clearly.
Too many people let the fear win, never set priorities, never take a hard look, and never take the steps they need to take to make things better.
It all starts with facing reality.