Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Paige Williams . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Paige, thanks for joining us today. Can you share a customer success story with us?

One of my most recent clients, Amelia, is 21 years old and working as a nurse while attending college. When I first met her, she had no idea how to budget, did not have a Roth IRA, had $0 in savings, had little knowledge about investing, and had a credit score of 573. After having 8 one-on-one sessions with her for the past 4 months and crafting out her personalized money plan, she has achieved MASSIVE results such as:

-Increased her credit score from a 573 to a 730 (+193 point increase)
-Approved for her DREAM credit card with a $4,000 credit limit
-Makes $1500+ extra every month with her new side hustle of walking dogs
-No longer feels guilty about treating herself to nice things
-Went from having $0 in her savings account to now having $4,000 4 months later
-Started her Roth IRA and invests $1000 every month. Went from having $0 in her Roth IRA to now having $4500 4 months later

Amelia has completely done a 180 transformation with her finances. She went from being financially timid with no investments and savings, to becoming financially confident after joining my coaching program 4 months later. I am BEYOND proud!

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

In December 2020, I was studying biomedical sciences at Liberty University in graduate school. I became extremely stressed and anxious and started questioning my life choices. Did I really want to go to medical school for 4 years, be unhappy, and rack up over 6 figures of student debt? So I started praying and leaning on God to direct my path. A few weeks later my eyes opened that I was in $3K in credit card debt. I was only paying the minimum, but the debt seemed like it was not going down. I started to get serious about my finances and researched the best finance books on the internet. I started reading “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and my whole financial mindset was completely changed. I began to aggressively pay off my credit card debt, save, and invest my money simultaneously while working a part time job in grad school. Because of my success of building my net worth to over $10K+ in 5 months through investing at 23 years old. Then, I started my business and began teaching others on how to take control of their money with my course called the Millennium Money Master Program.

I’m set apart from others because I am very relatable and break down investing and paying off debt with easy to use terms. Money should be a source of freedom, not stress or confusion. I aim to be transparent, encouraging, and kind to my clients while making personal finance fun, attainable, attractive.

Talking about money can be taunting and embarrassing, however I encourage my clients that I too was once in their shoes. My parents didn’t teach me, school didn’t teach me, and I was not born into a rich family, so I understand completely where they are coming from. I strive to encourage them to be financially confident because if I can do it, they can do it too! They can expect me to help them understand how paying off debt, investing, and saving money is POSSIBLE if they do the work and maintain discipline.

I offer a 4-month financial coaching program called the Millennium Money Master Program where I conduct 1-on-1 and group coaching calls with my clients. I help each client craft out their personalized money plan with clear, actionable steps to tackle their finances. I believe personal finances are indeed personal and do not take a “one size fits all” approach.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

Back in 2020, I was a struggling biomedical sciences graduate student who had an immense course load with a part time job. Within the first semester of starting my degree, I was stressed and had immense anxiety to the point where I was physically shaking while studying. I knew that becoming a doctor was not the path God had for me and I did not want to work a job for the rest of my life that left me depressed and anxious. After months of failing tests and being discouraged, I began to pray. I finally realized I was in $3K of credit card debt. I was so confused and angry because my parents nor school taught me about financial literacy.

Instead of playing the victim and staying angry, I turned my confusion and anger into grit and determination. As a result, I started side hustles while in grad school such as tutoring and flipping furniture to make extra money to pay off my debt and start investing. In 3 months, I wiped out all my credit card debt and in 5 months I grew my net worth to over $10K while still in graduate school.

I have graduated since then and am now a full-time money coach who has helped 100+ people become financially confident.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

The book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” significantly impacted and altered my money mindset. After searching “What are the best books to teach me about money?” on Google, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” was one of the first books to pop up. I read the book online through my college’s library and couldn’t put it down-I was OBSESSED! I discovered countless lessons and mindset shifts that wealthy people taught their children such as making their money work for them and to increase assets but decrease liabilities. I immediately took action on the knowledge I consumed in 1 month and started investing in the stock market/ paying off my credit card debt.

Contact Info:

• Website: thepaigevictoria.com
• Instagram: thepaigevictoria
• Other: Business phone number: 910-225-4105

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Kaylee Johnson and Larisa De Leon