Favorite (inspirational) quote:

"It's never too late to be what you might've been.” ―George Eliot

What does being "financially healthy" mean to you?

To me, being financially healthy means knowing how to allocate your finances so that you know where everything is going and why it’s going there. It’s easy to overlook small charges to your account and to budget ineffectively. I believe that recognizing your financial goals and making a budget that you can stick to to achieve them is one of the easiest ways to start improving your financial health.

What motivates you to be financially healthy?

Growing up, I always believed that my family members gave me a stronger foundation in financial literacy than some of the other people I know. By the time I started working I had already had discussions on how I was going to be responsible for managing that money and how to start saving for university. After taking the How to be a Millionaire class through FinMango it opened my eyes to all the other places that I could be putting my money that would also set me up for success in the future. The mindset that I gained from these courses have inspired me to be more conscious about where I can be putting money in addition to my savings account so that it best serves me in my future endeavors .

What is one of your main financial goals right now, and why?

With college coming up, I have made it a goal to work with my parents in order to graduate with minimal debt while still being able to invest money. I am incredibly appreciative for the opportunities that my parents have given me and I want to do my best to make sure that once I graduate that I will be independent enough to pay back my loans and provide for them in their retirement. I believe that by having these conversations and making conscious financial decisions now, that I will be able to help them more easily in the future.