The presence of stress leading up to each payday as Virginia worried about how she was going to get through the coming week led her to contact Visionwest Money Mentors. Despite initial fears, she now says it’s the best thing she could have done.
It was a friend who suggested Virginia contact a budgeting service. She’d noticed that, despite being careful with her money, Virginia was often running short, especially when an unexpected expense came up. Reluctantly, Virginia contacted Visionwest Money Mentors.
“I had this idea that it would be a punitive experience; me sitting in a room being told off for not using my money properly. I decided to give one session a go so that I could tell my friend it didn’t work but it was the complete opposite to what I expected. Mahesha, my financial mentor, was so welcoming and totally non-judgemental. All she wanted to do was help.”
‘Stressed’ and ‘worried’ are words Virginia uses to describe life before she came to Money Mentors, “I was always worried. Worried about how I was going to get through the week. Worried if anything was going to come up that I hadn’t planned for. Worried about unexpected sport, school or cub events for my son. Worried that he might be invited to other kids’ birthdays, and I’d have to buy a present.
Thanks to Mahesha and Money Mentors, Virginia now feels she has control back. Not only is she able to cover weekly expenses, she’s also able to put a little aside to cover the unexpected things that are bound to pop up from time to time.
“What I’ve achieved, thanks to Money Mentors, is a profound difference to my finances. I thought my money situation was so bad there was no escape. Now I know, I can do this! To think that I went along really believing it wasn’t going to make any difference.”
Now that Virginia has experienced the freedom that comes from being in control of her finances, she’s recommended Money Mentors to some friends. Like Virginia, they have been hesitant, but Virginia’s been able to encourage them by sharing her experience. Who knows, perhaps those friends will be the next to discover the joy of good money management.