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Personal Goal Setting: How to Create a Clear Path Forward (Without Overwhelm)

There is something about seasonal change that invites reflection. As the days grow shorter, the air turns crisp, and the landscape quietly transforms into fall, many of us begin to feel the same pull inward — a desire to pause, reflect, and consider what we want our lives to look like in the season ahead. […]

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Owner & Founder of Elevations Design Co. and Elevations Financial Coaching. I love good coffee and adventures in wild places with my hubby and two dogs.

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What is a Sinking Fund and How do you Create One?

If you spend any time at all researching personal finance, it won’t be long before you come across the term “Sinking Fund”. So, what is a sinking fund, and how do you create one? What the heck is a Sinking Fund We all know we need an emergency savings account to cover, well, unexpected emergencies, […]

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Gift Guide for Outdoor Lovers

Gift Guide for Outdoor Lovers

If you’ve got an outdoor girl on your Christmas list and have absolutely no idea what to get her, you have come to the right place. This is the Ultimate Gift Guide for Outdoor Lovers!

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Visit Steamboat Springs on a Budget

Enjoy a Week in Steamboat Without Breaking the Bank! If you know anything at all about my story, you know that first, no matter where life takes me, my roots will always be in Colorado, and second, I began my financial journey a single gal, deeply in debt. I am also a Financial Coach.So, I […]

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How to Buy Leggings on a Budget (When to Splurge and When to Save)

You don’t have to break the bank to look like a million bucks! Maybe it’s the Colorado Girl in me, but, when I’m not living the scrub life, I literally live in yoga pants. Yes, folks, I wish I could tell you about my amazing fashion sense, but the truth is, I am all about […]

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A soft background with a cozy cup of coffee and a notebook learning how to make a budget for beginners with this simple, step-by-step guide. Build a realistic budget, gain control of your money, and start with confidence.

How to Make a Budget for Beginners: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide

If you’re wondering how to make a budget for beginners, you’re in exactly the right place. Budgeting is the foundation of financial peace — and it’s one of the most powerful steps you can take to gain control of your money, pay off debt, start saving, start investing with confidence, and build a life you’re […]

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Single Mom Burnout

Single Mom Burnout

Single moms who are trying to be everything for everyone can easily find themselves exhausted, frustrated and burnt out. So to the ladies who are doing it all, this one is in honor of you and all you do! (Not to worry not-so-single-mama’s and single ladies, I think you’ll find this actually applies to most […]

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What is a Financial Coach (and how they can help you)

  My personal finance story… In my last post, I shared my personal financial story (errr nightmare). I was a single gal, drowning in student loan debt, car loans, credit card debt, medical bills from back surgery, financed furniture, financed appliances, oh my! I am guessing many of you can totally relate. All things leading up […]

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Jenna Dowell Financial Coach + Floral Designer

From “Looks Successful, Secretly Drowning” to Calm, Confident Finances

Jenna Dowell is a Certified Master Financial Coach who guides women toward calm, confident finances — with a judgment-free approach rooted in real life and real results.

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I'm

Owner & Founder of Elevations Design Co. and Elevations Financial Coaching. I love good coffee and adventures in wild places with my hubby and two dogs.

categories

Financial Wisdom

popular posts

WTH is a Financial Coach? 

A Beginners Guide to Budgeting

2026 wedding trends

What is a Sinking Fund?

mountain life

LEadership

wedding Inspiration

Travel & Adventure

jenna

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