About
Welcome to Coffee & Spreadsheets. I'm on a journey to rebuilding my credit score and savings accounts after being in debt. I’m not an expert by any stretch of the definition, just passionate about reducing shame around making financial mistakes, budgeting, and saving.
After quitting my corporate job in 2017 to go all in on my entrepreneurial journey, I landed myself in ~ $35,000 credit card debt and drained savings and investments. All of the boss babes were going $100K in debt before their businesses took off. I thought that could be me, too (though thankfully I didn’t get in that deep) - so I invested in several coaches while starting a business.
I was making “trust the process and bet on yourself” decisions and all logic went out the window. The further I went into debt the worse my confidence became and at ~ $35,000 in debt I called it quits.
Over the last 5 years, I've paid off my debt, paid off my car, and have rebuilt some savings. I'm sharing my journey in hopes to reduce shame around debt, share resources that could help you get out of debt, and share how I've been handling finances while in debt and after debt and rebuilding credit scores.
Hope this helps!