Meet Amanda | Financial Empowerment Coaching

If you've landed here, you're looking for more than just financial advice.

You’re looking for someone who understands that money is personal. You’re looking for someone who can help you make sense of your finances, prioritize what matters most, and build a simple financial system that actually fits your life and business.

That’s exactly why I created Mindful Money Studio.

16+ yrs variable income M.A. Education Certified Mindset Coach YNAB-Certified

Money should support your life, not run it.

Making good financial decisions shouldn't feel like guesswork.

If you’re constantly wondering whether you can afford something, how much to pay yourself, or whether you’re making the right financial choices, the problem usually isn’t a lack of discipline. It’s a lack of clarity.

Before you can make confident financial decisions, you need a simple system that shows you what your money is doing and helps you understand how today’s decisions affect the life you’re trying to build.

When you can clearly see the full picture, you stop guessing and hoping everything will work out. Instead, you make decisions that align with your goals, your values, and what matters most to you.

That’s why every financial system we build together is designed around your life, not someone else’s.

That’s the philosophy behind everything I do.

CERTIFICATIONS

Why I Coach This Way

It started in the classroom.

Before I became a financial coach, I was an elementary school teacher.

Teaching showed me that people learn best when they feel supported instead of judged…

When complex ideas are broken into manageable steps…

And when they understand why something works, not just what to do.

That’s exactly how I approach financial coaching today.

Beyond The Numbers

The life that money makes possible.

Money is not the goal in isolation. It’s what makes the life you want possible.

That’s why I care about more than your numbers. Before we build a financial system, I want to understand what you’re building it for. The people you love. The business you’re growing. The experiences you want to have. The peace of mind you’re looking for

When your financial decisions are connected to what matters most, managing money becomes less about restriction and more about intention. Instead of wondering where your money went, you can confidently use it to build the life you actually want.

When I’m not coaching, you’ll usually find me with my family, trailing my older son at a golf tournament, cheering on my younger son at a chess match, or planning our next travel adventure.

Those moments are a constant reminder of why this work matters to me. Money, alone, isn’t the destination. It’s one of the tools that helps us create a meaningful life.

That’s the perspective I bring to every client I work with.

My Coaching Philosophy

You Don’t Have To Figure It Out Alone.

My clients are intelligent, capable people with full lives and a lot on their plates. Often, they’ve tried to piece together advice that wasn’t designed for their unique situation.

What they’re really looking for is someone to help them make sense of it all.

I help clients organize their finances, prioritize what matters, build a system that fits their life and business, and walk alongside them until managing money becomes something they can confidently navigate on their own.

Coaching should leave you feeling calmer, clearer and more confident.

You’ll be met where you are.

No judgment. No shame. No expectation that you should already know the answers. Every client starts from a different place, and that's exactly where we'll begin.

Your financial system will be built around you.

There isn't one "right" way to manage money. Together, we'll create a system that fits your goals, your values, and the way your life actually works.

You'll be heard before you're given guidance.

I spend time listening, before creating. Before we decide what to do next, I want to understand what's important to you, what's been getting in the way, and what success looks like in your life.