Real ADHD Money Coaching: Tracy's Story
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Episode Summary:
Ever wonder what real financial coaching actually looks like when it's not staged? In this episode, Sherry and Val (sort of) sit down with a listener named Tracy, who volunteered to have her real numbers reviewed live on the show. We had to get creative to piece this one together because of a (human error) issue with the recording.
What this episode covers:
Why following a budget is a completely different skill than building one, especially for ADHD brains
The "there's money in the account, so I have money" trap and how it quietly derails good intentions
How a big annual expense (in Tracy's case, a family cabin) can throw off an otherwise solid system
The simple shift Sherry and Val recommended to give Tracy faster, clearer answers to "can I afford this?"
Tracy is a professional woman living in the U.S. who was diagnosed with ADHD after her son's own diagnosis. She's tried the apps, the trackers, and the 24 hour rule for her online cart. But we were able to give her a few ideas that she hadn’t tried.
This one is for anyone who has built a perfect budget and abandoned it by month two, anyone who avoids checking their bank account, and anyone with ADHD who has wondered if a "normal" money system will ever actually work for their brain.
