Lauren (Portland, ME)

“Before I started the Money Grooves program, I was stuck in a debt cycle, always strapped for cash in between pay days, and so stressed about money. I could see what was happening, but I didn’t know how to fix it. I’d tracked my spending and tried to set budgets in the past without success.

Every time I tried to figure it out myself, it was suuuuper overwhelming. And TBH, I was low key terrified to do the program, because I wasn’t sure if I was actually ready to really face my issues.

Working with Berkeley pretty much changed my life - a huge part of it at least. She helped me understand what money traps I was falling into without really realizing it, and create a flexible plan for my money that actually worked for my life. I knew my investment would pay back and that was 10000% the truth.

There’s no way I would have been successful with a “traditional” Money Coach that didn’t get me. I would have been bored and felt judged by how I wanted to spend my money. Not only did she encourage me to hit all the Phish & Billy shows on my calendar, she helped me plan for them so they didn’t end up on my credit card and cause me stress later.

Now, I have SO much less stress about money, and can easily make decisions about what I can afford, instead of everything just going on the credit card. I thought I was just bad with money. But in reality, I just didn't know how to manage it in a way that worked for me. 

The Money Grooves program was hands down one of the best investments I've made in myself.”