Carrie Hayes

In my early career I was a designer. Back then, I didn't pay attention to finances. As long as my bills were paid I focused on my work. Why? I found finance dull and intimidating. I got lost in terms like asset class and hedging. I had no idea where to start. That was until a life change forced me to get better with money. I dove in and through tough studying, found my way. Once I understood money, I fell in love - so much so that I got a masters degree to learn how to teach personal finance  effectively.

I got so excited about it that I became a YNAB Certified Budgeting Coach. I wanted my clients to feel comfortable trusting me with their budgets. Then I used my 20 years of design and training experience to launch a coaching practice, so I could bring a better experience of budgeting to people who don't connect with the world of finance. I hope you'll give me the opportunity to show you what there is to love about budgeting. Overcoming reluctance around money can be life changing.  I want to help you feel more confident, in control, and free around money.

I did that because getting control over my money was life changing. I've never felt more empowered and I wanted to share that feeling with others. I started a Master of Digital Media to help improve budgeting to engage people like me. People who feel bored or intimidated by money. I wanted answers - why isn't budgeting more fun?  How can it be made more engaging? Budgeting should be fun, because at its core, it is. It speaks to our deepest desires. Budgeting just has brand identity issues. So the designer in me got to work to give budgeting a makeover.