Hello! I’m Aeranee. Your Certified money coach.
I first started helping others with their personal finances while serving in the military as a Command Financial Specialist. It was my job to help members of my unit prepare spend plans, pay bills, and learn about saving and investing options. When a shipmate struggled with bills I was the one that sat with them to help sort out the mess. After one particular client meeting I realized, “these spreadsheets and budgets are never going to work for this guy. He is dealing with way too much emotional stuff to even worry about following a spend plan.” That client’s inner emotional world seemed to be dictating how erratically he was spending his money.
That one meeting sent me on a quest to learn more about the world of personal finance. But this time, I wanted to understand what is going on inside of us when we deal with our money. Little did I know at the time there is an entire field of finance that studies just that. I was led to the world of interior finance, where we don’t focus on the numbers, but, instead, we focus on the hidden messages and subconscious behaviors that dictate how we interact with the numbers.
A short while later, I discovered the Money Coaching Institute which had a training program devoted entirely to this world of interior finance and how to lead others through their inner journey towards working with money successfully. In 2016, I graduated from the Money Coaching Institute’s program earning my Certified Money Coach certificate. Since then, I have worked with clients from diverse backgrounds and financial situations, starting my own business to focus on the specific needs of women, wives, and mothers and their own journey into the inner world of money.
“Aeranee helped me understand me.”
I started consulting with Aeranee earlier this year. I’ve counseled with many financial advisors but never felt the need to change. I’ve been bailed out of rough financial situations and have been debt free, but I never really saw a need to stay debt free. I always knew it was a good idea but never felt it was for me.
Since working with Aeranee, I’ve truly been able to understand the reasons behind my spending, my lack of saving, and how I don’t need to be “fixed”. She helped me understand that I can change my way of thinking, that I’m not a horrible person, and I can manage my finances better. It has truly opened my eyes and mind to becoming a better me.
This time, working through payment plans with my credit cards, I’ve actually followed through on paying off my cards and feeling accomplished. Proud. Confident. These are all things I’ve felt before, but I’ve never felt this way about my finances.
Aeranee helped me understand me. There is so much more to this than just discipline and she really helps you find your way.
- Lori C.
“I loved how my coach helped me uncover ideas.”
When I took my Money Coaching sessions, I loved how my coach helped me uncover ideas and assumptions buried in my head that had a direct impact on how I felt about money. I was shocked to find many of my assumptions were not even true!
The sessions were fun to do. The exercises and assignments were easy to complete but dug deep and brought up a lot of information. My coach helped me to understand what I was thinking and feeling. Once I could clearly see the hidden messages, my coach helped me find different and truer ways of looking at things.
Now as I use my new healthy information I feel differently towards money. I more quickly recognize and address “problem thinking” so I can remove difficulties that do not need to be. I am more forthright and self-assured in my actions. Completing my Money Coaching sessions was so worth it since it gave me confidence, and specifically, peace of mind in dealing with money matters.
- Deborah W.