Hi! I’m Autumn, and I welcome thee

To this space where I help humans be

At peace with their money, to feel secure

And manifest abundance, and much more.

For I have known the depths of despair

When bills piled up, and money was scarce and rare

The fear and confusion that comes in a rush

When finances seem bleak, and hope turns to dust.

Envy and sadness, too, I have felt

Watching others thrive while I barely dealt

With my own struggles, my own trauma and pain

Wondering how I got here, again and again.

But I have also learned to heal and grow

To transform my beliefs and let abundance flow

To see bill pay day as a joyous event

And watch my savings grow, my debt relent.

I have experienced the thrill and wonder

Of a dream vacation, paid for without a blunder

Of spending freely, without worry or fear

Knowing there’s always plenty more, my dear.

So if you seek to break free from the drama

To let go of limiting beliefs and find your dharma

I am here to guide you, to be your friend

And help you manifest abundance, until the very end.

And if you’re curious about me, let it be known

That I’m just a girl, with stories to be shown

Of random facts and interesting things

That may or may not make your heart sing.

~ a co-created poem by me and ChatGBT

Once upon a time I was sooooooooooooooooo clueless about money.

Seriously, I clearly wasn’t paying attention if friends, family or teachers tried to educate me.

But I did pick up a boatload of beliefs that didn’t serve me at all.

At 15, I got my first job and have worked 40 hours a week pretty much since then.  So, for a very long time I believed that I Must Work Hard for Money. Unfortunately, I also had some undearning issues, and in my early 20’s I earned only minimum wage.

(And what “they” say is true, it’s not a living wage.)

So I supplemented my income with credit cards. I don’t believe in regrets, but if there was one thing in my past I wish I could change, I’d have a heart to heart with my 18 year old self and stop that train wreck.

Five years of minimum wage + easy to get credit + no clue = a slow painful path to bankruptcy. The worst part is I didn’t even learn anything from that and within several years I got up to my eyeballs in debt.

(Yes, again. Really.  I know, sad right?)

Good news, though. I finally realized there was a problem, and it was me. 

I received badly needed help in a 12 step group where I learned practical money skills like how to track income and spending, how to create a plan for my money (aka, a budget), how to live within my means and save for regularly occuring future expenses. 

Seriously, deciding to save $20 a week for my annual car insurance premium was, like, a BIG deal!

I learned it possible to live without credit cards* (no, you do not need them to travel) and even without a car payment.

You can laugh all you like at my car… but it’s PAID FOR and soon, I’ll be paying cash for a much nicer, newer car. 

Over the years I gained confidence in money, and myself, to get upwardly mobile and seek better paying employment. Yet the more money I earned, it seemed as if life never really got any better. Why did it seem like everyone else had their shit together and had nice cars, nice houses and other stuff?  I still felt a lot of “less than” in comparison to my peers.

Married. 2 kids. 2 dogs (and a russian tortoise)*. Good job. Debt free (except for the house). It reads like the proverbial American Dream… life should be good; I should be happy- right?

… and I was dying inside.

To deal with my depression I returned to the spiritual roots of my youth. Turns out my soul was calling me to higher service. My path of financial education moved from the physical to the spiritual.  I discovered the magical world of all things woo-woo and an innate gift for healing (myself and others).

I healed the shame of bankruptcy. I healed feelings, limiting beliefs, and all sorts of interesting things that lie in the deep of the subconcious. And finally, with the combination of practical financial skills and energetic spiritual tools, I found peace with money.

With my financial trauma healed I started to believe more was possible and I started playing with manifesting. Eventually I got pretty good at it. At the time of this writing I have manifested over $100,000, much of that in straight up cash. AND not through a job, business or side hustle. Just out of the blue, it’s a miracle, money. And that’s on top of dream vacation, moving into the exact apartment I had on my dream board and rock star parking wherever I go.

It actually took me while to realize that my path around healing my financial woes was something that could help others…. and when lightning struck my thoughts went a little like this:

“Duh!”

followed by

“Of course!”

… and here we are.

* I lived without credit cards for about 10 years. Then my favorite personal finance program/app in the world helped me start using them responsibly. (Yes, that’s an affiliate link).
* As of 2022, the kids are grown and out of the house (actually, my husband and I are too), there’s just one spoiled dog now and the russian tortoise found a new home. In case you were wondering.