Ericka Young is the Motivational Speaker, Financial Educator, and Coach at Tailor-Made Budgets, a company that delivers financial wellness workshops, webinars, and programming. After college, marriage, and kids, Ericka and her husband found themselves in nearly $100,000 in debt — but after prioritizing her personal financial education, they found a way out. Ericka knows how to help people navigate the financial waters because she did it herself through monthly e-newsletters, personal financial coaching sessions, and workshops. She’s helped over 400 clients get out of debt in an average of less than three years without destroying their credit. Ericka is also the Author of the best-selling book, Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have.

Managing money, reaching your financial goals, and creating a future you desire isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely worth it. So, are you ready to take control of your finances and get out of debt for good?

Financial Educator and Coach, Ericka Young, says that for people to gain control over their money, they need to have a financial coach. A financial coach can help them uncover obstacles that are holding them back from achieving their goals — like debts and poor management of their finances. People need to have a clear picture of what their ideal financial lives can look like; working together with a coach can secure them the financial freedom they’re looking for.

In this episode of The Live Fortunately Podcast, Seth Burstein sits down with Ericka Young, the Motivational Speaker, Financial Educator, and Coach at Tailor-Made Budgets, to discuss the importance of having a financial coach. Ericka shares tips on how to talk and manage finances as a couple, advice to parents and kids on college spending and saving, different ways to get to financial freedom, and the difference between a financial coach and a financial planner.