Live with intention.
Spend with clarity.
Build a life that supports you.

Hi, I’m paige

money • mindset • intentional living coach

i’m a first-gen wealth builder sharing the honest, imperfect reality of building a life that actually looks like what you want.

i spent years feeling behind. at 22 i was making $30K, had accidentally racked up $5K in credit card debt on top of student loans, and had no idea what i was doing with money. nobody taught me. i just knew i was stressed, i liked nice things, and i couldn’t figure out why the two felt so at odds.

fast forward to today — my husband and i have a net worth of around $500K+, we still have six-figures of student loan debt we have a plan to payoff, we travel when we want, spend on what we love, and i don’t stress about money (most days) anymore. not because we became different people. because we built a system around the life we actually wanted to live.

that’s what i want for you.

what i believe

money isn’t good, bad, or evil. it is a tool — and when you use it intentionally, it becomes the thing that funds the life you actually want.

a budget isn’t a punishment. it’s permission to spend on what you love without the guilt spiral.

you’re not bad with money. you just never had a plan built around your actual values.

shame has no place here. neither does “it depends” with nothing actionable behind it.

do what you can with what you have and where you’re at — when you know more and can do more, do more.

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what you’ll find here

open, honest content about money, mindset, and intentional living — with full transparency, no surface-level wins, and none of the shame that makes personal finance feel like a punishment for people who like nice things.

monthly spend breakdowns 💸
real numbers, full context, no social highlights without the receipts

money mindset 🧠
the stories we inherited about money and how to rewrite them

intentional living 🧘🏽‍♀️
figuring out what you actually want — then building toward it

the real stuff 👩🏽‍💻
budgeting, investing, debt, negotiating — without the jargon or the judgment

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i’m a huge proponent of earning more and especially given the stagnant wages and high inflation, i think a lot of people probably do need to earn more to afford the life they want. but i also believe you cannot know what “more” nee
we still have six-figures of student loans. we also just hit $500K+ in investments. for most of my 20s, i didn’t realize those two things could coexist. you don’t have to go all or nothing on your finances. progress came for us when we

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resources

Financial Snapshot Template (Budget)
Financial Snapshot Template (Budget)
$8.00

This budget template is for you if you’re looking to:

  • Finally manage your budget in a way that actually makes sense

  • Stay organized and on top of your finances so you can hit the goals you’ve been talking about

  • Spend in alignment with your values—whether you’re just getting started or want a fresh reset with a little more accountability (and yes, there are new versions with full planning pages!)

this budget template is for you if you’re looking to:

  • finally manage your budget in a way that actually makes sense

  • stay organized and on top of your finances so you can hit the goals you’ve been talking about with the debt, savings/investments, and net worth tracking tabs

  • spend in alignment with your values—whether you’re just getting started or want a fresh reset with a little more accountability (and yes, there are new versions with full planning pages!)