It recently dawned on me that for new members, determining the best way to use this community isn't very clear! I'm hoping this post will help give you direction for the best way to take advantage of everything here. I know it's a little long, but I think taking a few minutes to read it will pay off and help you make the most of MMS. Of course, I'm always here if you have questions, aren't sure where to start, or need anything at all! Money Made Simple is a community built to support women developing financial literacy skills. We're here to keep you thinking about money and focused on supporting you as you work to hit your financial goals, whatever they may be. MMS offers tips, information, lessons, resources, and asks questions to keep you thinking. Content can be found in two places. First, in the community feed. You'll find a weekly newsletter shared most Mondays full of ideas, information, questions, and tips focused on different elements of your finances. There are typically daily follow-up posts focused on the same topic as the newsletter. Second, you'll find content in the classroom. Because the feed can be long and overwhelming to search, all important posts and videos are in the classroom under the appropriate category. You also want to be sure to check the calendar. All calls, challenges, workshops, etc. will be on the calendar. I'm working to be better about getting events scheduled a month in advance so you can add things you're interested in to your own schedules. First Steps 1️⃣ When you join, I highly recommend hitting the classroom tab and working through the Start Here section. We have made some changes around here in the last few months, and this section will get some updates in July, but it's still a good spot to get basic details and an introduction to the community. 2️⃣ Next, determine what you need to work on when it comes to your money. If you know it's time to familiarize yourself with your finances, set up a budget, etc., move to Phase One. In Phase One, you'll find four categories of learning walking you through everything you need to do to understand where you are now and steps to get you where you want to be. You can work through this phase at your own pace, one step at a time.

I just wanted to pop in with a quick live to... ➡️ Encourage those of you who have your debt payoff plans ready to go and wish you luck ➡️ Invite anyone thinking about the debt to take action so you're ready for August 1st ➡️ Recommend setting a financial goal or two to focus on over the next few months Let me know what you're working on this month and tell me how I can help! 💚

Over the last few weeks, a lot of you have done something many never do…you sat down, looked honestly at your debt, and built an actual plan to pay it off. That’s something to be proud of! If you’ve been part of Debt Payoff Made Simple, you’ve gathered your numbers, worked through the debt snowball (or whichever plan works best for you), made decisions about where your money needs to go, and thought through how to stay motivated when it gets hard. You built your own custom roadmap. So here’s my message for today: a plan only creates change when it actually gets used. If you’ve built your plan ➡️ This is your time to finalize it. Look back through everything you put together and make sure it’s ready to go. Not perfect, just ready. There’s a difference, and waiting for perfect is one of the easiest ways to lose momentum before you’ve even started. July 1st is our kickoff. That’s the day your plan moves from paper to practice. Between now and then, your only job is to make sure it’s ready to go and somewhere you’ll be able to access it easily. If you haven’t started yet ➡️ Maybe debt payoff has been on your mind, but the timing hasn’t been right or it just felt like too much to take on. If this sounds familiar, it isn’t too late to join! Every session, worksheet, and resource from Debt Payoff Made Simple is sitting inside our community right now, ready for you. You can work through it at your own pace and be ready to kick off your plan on August 1st. You don’t need to catch up overnight. You just need to get started. Here’s what I want you to do ➡️ If your plan is built, take fifteen minutes over the next two days to review it and make sure it’s ready for July 1st. If you haven’t started, head into the Classroom, find the Debt Payoff Made Simple materials, and take the first step. August 1st will be here before you know it, and there’s no reason you can’t be ready too. You’ve got this! I’m cheering you on every step of the way. 💚