MES Financial Coaching

10/21/2026

What does financial confidence actually look like?

After last night's conversation on the Pearls Pride and Joy Podcast about faith, finances, and the confidence to begin again, I've been thinking about what financial confidence really means.

It doesn't mean having all the answers, never worrying about money, or having everything figured out.

Sometimes, it looks like being willing to sit down and look at your numbers, even when they feel overwhelming.

It looks like asking questions when something doesn't make sense and giving yourself permission to learn as you go.

Here's one small step you can take this week:
Set aside 10 minutes to look at your upcoming expenses. What needs to be paid? What money is coming in? Is there anything you need to prepare for?

You don't have to solve everything in those 10 minutes. Just start by understanding where you are today.

Financial confidence grows as you become more comfortable understanding your money and making decisions that work for your life. You don't have to have it all figured out to take your next step.

10/20/2026

What happens when life changes and you’re left trying to figure out your finances all over again?

I’m excited to share that I’ll be joining Stacey E. Brown on the Pearls Pride & Joy Podcast for a conversation about faith, finances, and finding confidence through life’s transitions.

We’ll talk about how practical money habits, a shift in mindset, and faith can help ease financial anxiety, let go of shame, and create a clearer path forward.

Whether you’re navigating separation, widowhood, or another major life transition, you don’t have to have everything figured out to take your next step.

📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026
⏰ 7:00 p.m. Eastern
📺 Watch LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/

Your circumstances do not define your worth, and starting over doesn’t mean starting from nothing.

I’d love for you to join us! Feel free to share this post with someone who might find encouragement in this conversation.

Welcome to From Broken to Blessed with Stacey E. Brown — a faith-based channel dedicated to healing, encouragement, purpose, and transformation through Christ. Author of From Broken to Blessed: Obedience, Redemption, and Ordered Steps and founder of Pearls Pride and Joy – Faith • Purpose • L...

10/16/2026

A big thank you to Howard Gershman for inviting me to be one of the guests on the Heart of Influence show this week!

I enjoyed the opportunity to be part of the fun conversation and share a bit about my work with MES Financial Coaching, helping women and couples gain clarity and confidence with their money, especially during major life transitions.

Thank you, Howard, for the invitation and for creating space for these conversations!

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10/15/2026

You can earn $75,000, $100,000, or even $150,000 a year and still struggle with money.

You pay the bills. You go to work. Maybe you've even gotten a raise or started earning more than you did a few years ago.

But somehow, the financial breathing room you expected never seems to come.

Sometimes, it's because expenses have grown alongside income. Sometimes, debt or competing priorities make it difficult to get ahead. And sometimes, you simply don't have a clear picture of where your money is going or how to make it work toward what matters most to you.

And if you're sharing finances with a partner, you may also be trying to reconcile two different sets of priorities, expectations, and habits.

The answer isn't always to make more money.

Sometimes, the next step is understanding what you have, where it's going, and what you want really want to focus on.

Because financial confidence isn't just about how much you earn. It's about knowing where you stand and having a plan for where you want to go.

If you make a decent income but still feel like you're struggling, let's talk. My free 30-minute Money Clarity Call is an opportunity to talk through what's happening with your money and identify where you could use more clarity.

You don't have to figure it all out alone.

10/07/2026

Sometimes a little clarity with your money can make a big difference.

One simple place to start is getting a sense of how much you typically need each month for your regular expenses.

That number can be especially helpful when life changes, whether your income changes, you’re going through a divorce, getting remarried, or figuring out a new financial routine.

You don’t have to have everything figured out. Having a starting point can make the next step feel a little easier.

10/02/2026

Financial coaching isn't always about the numbers.

Sometimes it's about having a place to think out loud.

A place to sort through what feels messy, ask questions, and look at things from a different perspective.

Money can bring up a lot of emotions, especially when life feels uncertain.

And not every conversation ends with a perfect answer.

Sometimes the value is in feeling a little more grounded, a little less alone in it, and a little more able to handle what’s in front of you.

Yes, we talk about spending, debt, savings, goals, and plans.

But we also make room for the human side of money.

Because progress doesn't always look like having everything figured out.

Sometimes progress is simply being able to look at what’s in front of you, feel a little calmer, see things a little more clearly, and know you don’t have to carry all of it by yourself.

09/30/2026

Big life changes can affect a lot more than your schedule. They can change the way your finances work too.

Maybe your income changed. You moved. You got married or remarried. You separated. Or you’re simply handling money differently than you used to.

Sometimes the hardest part is figuring out what your financial life should look like now - and how to build from there.

That’s the kind of work I do inside the Intentional Money Journey.

It’s a four-month financial coaching program for women and couples who want to get organized, understand what’s happening with their money, make thoughtful decisions, and build financial habits and systems they can keep using long after the immediate change has passed.

If your finances have been feeling a little harder to sort through lately, you don’t have to figure out every piece at once.

Send me a message if you’d like to learn more about the Intentional Money Journey and what working together looks like.

09/21/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about financial coaching is that someone is going to look at your spending and tell you everything you’re doing wrong.

That’s not the kind of work I do.

Most people already know the areas where they feel uneasy about money. They don’t need more guilt or judgment. They need space to sort through the numbers, ask questions, understand their options, and figure out what actually makes sense for their life.

Sometimes that means changing a spending habit. Sometimes it means saving differently. Sometimes it means realizing that what you’re already doing is working better than you thought, but you needed a clearer plan to feel more confident about it.

The goal is to understand your finances better, make decisions with more clarity, and feel more intentional about what comes next.

That’s a big part of the work we do in the Intentional Money Journey.

09/16/2026

A lot of people hear “getting better with money” and immediately think about cutting back, saying no, or giving things up.

But that’s not really the point.

Financial coaching isn’t about giving you a list of rules or telling you what you can and can’t spend.

It’s about understanding your finances well enough to make choices with more confidence.

Knowing what’s coming in.
Knowing where it’s going.
Knowing what you can afford.
Knowing what needs attention now and what can wait.

For women, that can mean feeling more confident making financial decisions on their own.

For couples, it can mean having clearer conversations and making decisions together without every money discussion turning into stress.

The goal isn’t to make your life smaller.

It’s to understand your finances well enough that your choices feel more intentional, your decisions feel clearer, and money takes up less space in your day-to-day life.

If you’d like more clarity around your finances, reach out. We can talk about what that could look like for you.

09/10/2026

Finances are one of the many things couples have to figure out how to talk about together.

And every relationship is different.

You may have different money habits, different priorities, or different experiences that shape how you each think about financial decisions.

There may be responsibilities that started before this marriage.

There may be different ideas about what feels fair, what should come first, or how much should be shared.

None of that automatically means there’s a problem.

It may simply mean there are more pieces to consider.

The Intentional Money Journey helps couples slow things down, look at the whole picture, and work through the areas that feel unclear or stressful.

The goal isn’t to agree on everything.

It’s to understand each other better, make financial decisions with more clarity, and feel more confident about how you’re handling money together.

If you and your partner want money to feel easier to manage together, we can talk about whether the Intentional Money Journey would be a good fit.