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What Can a Financial Coach Do For You?

A simple way to clarify what a financial coach is to a financial advisor is as follows:

Financial advisors often tend to focus on implementing monetary items and techniques, while financial coaches focus much more on the fundamentals of individual money management, behavior change, and also creating an environment of accountability for their client's spending habits.

While financial advisors most commonly help to maintain the wealth that the client currently has, a financial coach's task is to provide their client the expertise, abilities, that will assist them to live a debt-free life and start building wealth.

A big difference between a financial coach and an advisor is that coaches do not sell or try to push financial investments to their clients. We educate our clients on the different options of insurance coverage, budgeting, and ensuring our clients has the proper diversification when it comes to liquid versus illiquid capital.

But we never provide financial guidance nor do we suggest specific investment opportunities. When clients come to me they are usually in some type of financial crisis and do not have any additional monies to invest. They are looking for relief with their debt and investing is the last thing on their minds.

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Financial coaches have a unique role and can play a complementary role with a financial advisor once the client is in a solid financial position, which means they are debt-free! Both individuals play key roles in their client's financial journey, but each does very unique things and works with their clients in very different financial situations.

Financial coaching allows me to mentor and guides my clients through their financial journey. As a financial coach, I get to dive more into my client's "Why" to understand their relationship with money. And finding out answers to the below questions is life-changing:

* What do I believe about money and why?

* Why do I keep making the same money mistakes?

* How do I change so that I can change my family tree?

Let's discuss what I do as a financial coach. First and foremost I am a coach. I engage with my clients by supporting/guiding them to achieve their financial goals, and that all elusive "Why" they have been searching for. I like to tell my clients I am their Yoda and they are Luke Skywalker. And the road to financial freedom is paved with setbacks and hard work.

I offer encouragement throughout their entire journey, which helps them stay on track, and also holds them accountable to their financial goals. In the end, I am their biggest cheerleader and their success continues to fuel me to find more clients that are in need of finding their financial "why".

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Housing Market is En Fuego?

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It has become even harder to purchase a house in the last 90 days. The information that is discussed in this article is outside typical challenges we will face when buying a house such as credit score, down payment, monthly payment hurdles, conventional loan versus FHA loan, and mortgage rates. But the focus of this post is to discuss the external influences of the housing market that we cannot control whatsoever.

Housing Starts (New Homes)- Decreased 6% in January to 1.580 million units. Existing home inventories fell 16.4% or 1.1M homes (1.9 months worth of homes). Record-setting low since 1999.

Soaring Lumber Prices- Prices have tripled in the last 90 days to where the price of 1,000 board feet peaked at $1,004.90. For a 1,000 square foot home, you would need 6,300 board feet to complete. That would be just $60,000 to frame your home.

Compared to just 4 short months ago it would have cost you $30,000 or $491 per 1,000 board feet. 100% increase in 4 short months. And it would add an additional 30% to the sales price of a $100,000 home.

3 Reasons Why it is Even Harder to Buy a House!

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Homeownership: 3 Reasons Why it is Even Harder!

Looking to become a homeowner? It has become even harder to purchase a house in the last 90 days. The information that is discussed in this article is outside typical challenges buyers face when buying a house such as credit, down payment, monthly payment hurdles, conventional loan versus FHA loan, and mortgage rates. But the focus of this post is to discuss the external influences of homeownership that we cannot control whatsoever.

Housing Starts (New Homes)

Decreased 6% in January to 1.580 million units. Existing home inventories fell 16.4% or 1.1M homes (1.9 months worth of homes). Record-setting low since 1999.

Soaring Lumber Prices

Prices have tripled in the last 90 days to where the price of 1,000 board feet peaked at $1,004.90. For a 1,000 square foot home, you would need 6,300 board feet to complete. That would be just $60,000 to frame your home.

Remember: Homebuilders typically have margins between 20% and 40%. For example: If the builder has a target margin of 30% on each home then the pass-through costs to you the buyer would be 60%. And the math behind that is their margin of 30% plus the increase in lumber costs in relation to the sales price of the home. To make things simple that would total $60,000 additional you would have to pay on a home that used to sell for $100,000

Homeownership is Overpriced

Housing Prices are En Fuego - For a single-family home in the USA, it will cost you $266,222 to purchase a home. That same home in January 2020, would have cost you $244,000, an increase of $22,000 or 10%.

Now, I can hear some of you saying that is only 10%, but let's look at it this way. What does that additional $22,000 cost you over the life of your loan? Have a guess? You will pay an extra $11,358 over the life of your 30-year loan at a 2.99% interest rate. What could you do with the extra $$$$? Better seek help from a financial coach!

To Sum It All Up

The housing market is overpriced, supply is WAY DOWN, and demand is through the roof. So, what do you do if you are in the market for a home? Start looking outside the traditional channels that most buyers search in. A few channels that I could suggest are:

Look for homes in up and coming neighborhoods that are run down (The ugliest house on the block)

REO's- Work with a local Realtor to locate any REO's (Real Estate Owned) properties that are being sold by lenders.

Foreclosures- Even though this channel is not hot right now it would not hurt to take a look at them to see what prices are going for in the neighborhoods you want to live in.

Note Purchase- This is a channel that is not covered very much, but it is a viable one if you know how to buy notes (A.K.A. Mortgages) from lenders directly.

Hope this post helps shed a bit of light on the housing market and the external influences that we all face as a part of homeownership. I know purchasing a house is the largest investment you will make in yourself, but remember one thing: Do not fall in love with buying a home until the math works in your favor, and your monthly mortgage payment fits into your budget. There are other houses out there it will just take some time to find the right one for you. Good luck and happy house hunting!

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A High Credit Score Does NOT = Financial Success??

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Why is the FICO score formula not published? Because then all of us would know how to get around the FICO credit system, but there is a better way to increase your FICO score...And that is to be debt-free!

Did you know that 35% of your credit score consists of the length of your credit history? The credit bureaus are looking at your debt load and factoring these dollar amounts into your credit rating.

The next is 30% is based upon your debt level. So the amount of debt that you're carrying. So guess what, the more debt you carry, the better your FICO score gets. Well, that also has a problem on the other side. And I'll just digress really quick. When your debt usage is high and you try to go get a mortgage or another line of credit. They look at a thing called DTI debt to income ratio. Well, you can't keep on strapping on more debt and expect to get more. So look where that takes you. That takes you down a path of staying in debt.

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Why Money Behaviors Cannot Be Taught??

It's Personal!

Your personal experiences with money are more biased towards how you think the world works!

The challenge for us is that no amount of studying or open-mindedness can genuinely recreate the power of fear and uncertainty

Some lessons have to be experienced before they can be understood.

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?

You do not have to do this alone! We have a game plan that will assist you from where you are today to where you want to be, living debt-free! We have been in the same place you are today, and we know what it takes to become debt-free. You have a friend for your journey. All you have to do is reach out to us!

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Being Debt Free = Freedom???

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Why use a credit card when you can use your debit card?

20 years ago there could be a small chance to keep a credit card, but today you can select either credit or debit with your debit card.

So, when you go to rent a car...GUESS what....You can rent a car with your debit card! https://www.enterprise.com/.../faqs/forms-of-payment.html

And the other one we hear all the time.....I like using my credit card so I earn frequent flier miles

2020 was a year that we all want to move on from...But last year alone there were 1 Trillion frequent flier miles that were lost. With that many miles lost do you think all those people paid off their balances each month?

Why continue to feed the system that leaves you living paycheck to paycheck!

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?

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4 Reasons Why Being Debt-Free is Not Socially Acceptable

Did you know living debt-free is considered being weird? Or even not socially acceptable! When I heard that the first time I did not how to respond. And the reason for that was I too had been taught that debt is a tool that would allow me to win in life. Well. I now know today that was a line of BS, and me spending 50% of my hard-earned paycheck on a monthly basis was C-R-A-Z-Y!

When you hear about people being debt-free and not living paycheck to paycheck, you are probably thinking....That they are totally weird. The debt-free lifestyle can be for you...If you want to put the hard work in!

Check out these 4 reasons.

1. Budgets Aren't for Everyone

The reason why most people do not use a budget....Drumroll....It is too time-consuming! And that is where debt wins every single time. So, people that want to live a debt-free life will take the time and create a budget each month, and they will make sure they cut out all unnecessary spending. And by doing this they can map out what they need each month to support their 4-walls (Mortgage/Rent, Groceries, health insurance, Automobile expenses).

2. Self-Control

How is your willpower when it comes to walking past a huge TV or shoe sale? Is that impulse buy calling your name? Well....If you are just buying things to keep up with the Joneses. Guess what...They are broke! Cause those impulse purchases are being charged on...credit cards. If you want to be debt-free you know these purchases are not going to erase your problems nor make you feel better. Instead, be weird and save up the money?.. PAY CASH!

3. Sacrifice Sacrifice Sacrifice

Going out to dinner three times a week, going to the movies, having the top-tier cable package. These are things people cut out of their budget when they are wanting to become debt-free. Just remember: Budget reductions are temporary, and once you are debt-free you will have more room for extras in life.

4. No is Your Best Friend

Are you always saying YES to every social opportunity? Vacations, shopping trips, eating out with co-workers, or just spending money. By you saying NO you will be that much closer to that debt-free life you have been wanting. Make No your best friend!

You Too Can Live Debt-Free!

The only way to live a debt-free life is to BE DEBT FREE! You have to make the decision that you want to be debt-free. And all you have to do is start! There is a better way to live and it starts today with you changing on how to look at money. There is nothing holding you back. Take small intentional steps and before you know it you will be debt-free.

You do not have to do this alone!

Are You Ready for Change? Start Now!

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