10/06/2026
The day after I finished high school, I bought a McCafferty’s bus ticket and headed to Queensland.
I had no idea where life would take me. I just knew I wanted to build something of my own.
Over the next 30 years, life took me on quite a journey.
I became a mum at 23 with my first child. Ten years later, I had triplets and found myself raising four children as a single parent. Along the way, I experienced domestic violence, a traumatic divorce, financial struggles, mortgage stress, and the challenge of working full-time while raising my children without family support nearby.
There were times when life felt overwhelming. There were long days, sleepless nights, tears, setbacks and moments when giving up would have been the easier option.
But there were also incredible opportunities, lifelong friendships, lessons I could never have learned any other way, and experiences that shaped the person I am today.
I’ve travelled thousands of kilometres across Australia and love it and had the privilege of helping people through some of the biggest financial decisions of their lives. Every conversation, every client and every challenge has taught me something.
Looking back, I’m grateful for the people I’ve met, the places I’ve seen, the experiences I’ve had, and the trust so many clients have placed in me over the years.
Sometimes it’s funny to think it all started with a bus ticket and my dreams as a young girl heading north with no real plan - just determination, hope and a belief that there was more waiting for me.
None of us know where life will take us. Looking back now, what was the turning point that helped make you who you are today?
It’s also a reminder that life can change dramatically in five or seven years. New jobs, relationships, children, businesses, opportunities, challenges and unexpected events can all arrive when we least expect them.
That’s something I often think about when helping people with finance. A loan might run for five or seven years, but life rarely stands still for that long. The right finance solution isn’t just about where you are today, it’s about where life might take you tomorrow.