A financial coach is someone who works with people on the basics of personal finance. They are part educator, part therapist, and part cheerleader. A Financial Coach may work with people one on one or in a group setting.
What Results Can You Get With a Financial Coach?
There are coaches who focus on different things. For example, some coaches stick to the analytical side of money. The will help you do a budget, calculate your net worth and take a look at debt levels. They should will also help you create goals and a plan to achieve them.
With a coach like this you should expect to find more disposable income that you can use to save, invest, or pay down debt.
Other coaches, like calltoleap.com focuses on teaching people to sell covered calls and covered puts. (those are investment vehicles that can have a lot of reward, but also carry a lot of risk). They are more focused on the investing side of your financial life.
Being in the risk/reward business, you can expect to potentially make a lot or maybe lose a lot of money.
Some coaches follow the financial coaching practices of Dave Ramsey, which is pretty strict, but very effective way to pay off debt.
With a Ramsey Coach you will have a very strict budget that will allow you to pay off your debt and then use that money to fund the rest of your life. People have paid off mountains of debt – but the radical approach is not doable for everyone.
From Broke 2 Baller focuses on the analytical piece of financial management (budgeting, net worth, savings rates, debt loads) but we put a BIG focus on the Psychology of Money. We infuse the practice with behavioral economics to get tot he root causes of money issues and create new habits. If you change your mindset, you change your behaviors. If you change your behaviors, you change you outcomes.
We don’t have just 1 financial philosophy, but help you determine which of the many tools in the financial management toolbox will work best for you and help you build the life you want. It’s not all about the money, it’s about making a great life.
What is the ROI of Financial Coaching?
Most financial coaching programs go from a few sessions to a year in length. The most common engagements are 4 months long.
Ask these questions to determine your ROI:
1. What is the upfront or monthly investment I will need to make in myself to participate?
2. What would it mean if I got the tools, coaching and mindset to pay off credit card debt 6-months, 12-months or more sooner? (a lot depending on debt levels and interest rates)
3. What would it mean if I found $100 dollars more a month to put into an investment account and it grew for the next 30 years? (hint: $123,540 assuming a 7% average annual return)
4. If I stopped stressing and worrying over money, how would my life be different?
If you are not sure if financial coaching is for you, or just want to ask some questions about money. Schedule a quick call with me here: