Your Finances Are a Road Trip, Not a Guessing Game

Dec 30, 2025
3 min read

I was driving home from a trip recently when it hit me somewhere on the interstate. Managing your money is a lot like driving a long stretch of highway.

The road is your path forward.

The GPS is your guide.

The exits are your opportunities or pivots.

The traffic is everything you have to navigate - bills, responsibilities, deadlines, curveballs.

The distractions? Kids, podcasts, text messages, life happening in real time.

And the emergency stops are exactly what you think they are: emergency savings. The thing that keeps a small issue from turning into a full-blown crisis.

Once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it.

Missed Exits Happen. They’re Not Failures

Here’s the thing about missing an exit on the highway: it’s not the end of the trip.

You don’t pull over, turn off the car, and decide you’re terrible at driving. You reroute. You reassess. You choose a different path.

Money works the same way.

Overspent last month?

Took on debt you didn’t expect?

Paused your savings because life got expensive?

That’s not failure. That’s feedback.

The problem isn’t missing an exit. The problem is driving with no idea where you were headed in the first place.

When You Don’t Know the Destination, the GPS Is Useless

This was the part that really landed for me.

If you don’t know where you’re going, the GPS can’t guide you.

And if you have no plan, no direction, and no system, you end up winging it financially. Hoping things work out. Assuming you’ll “figure it out later.”

A lot of women are out here driving their finances on autopilot. Paying bills. Swiping cards. Making money. Living life.

But never actually checking if the route makes sense.

Busy doesn’t equal intentional. High income doesn’t equal clarity. And good intentions don’t replace a plan.

Autopilot Feels Fine...Until It Doesn’t

Financial autopilot is sneaky. It doesn’t feel reckless.

You’re handling responsibilities. You’re paying what needs to be paid. You’re doing your best.

But autopilot also means:

You’re not sure where your money is really going.
You don’t know how long you could float if income paused.
You feel a low-level stress every time you check your accounts.
You tell yourself you’ll look at it “when things slow down.”

Spoiler alert: things don’t slow down on their own.

And clarity doesn’t magically appear just because you want it to.

Why I Have a Finance Tuesday Every Single Week

This is exactly why I have a Finance Tuesday every single week. What does that mean?

It means I make a habit of checking my numbers weekly.

Not because I want to obsess over numbers. And definitely not because I have hours to spare.

It’s simple:

I review my activity and ensure bills are paid.
I look at what actually happened.
I adjust if needed.
I make sure I’m still aligned with my bigger financial goals.

That’s it.

It takes minutes, not hours. But it keeps me aware. It keeps me intentional. And it keeps me moving in the right direction instead of reacting after the fact.

Think of it as checking the GPS mid-drive instead of waiting until you’re completely lost.

Your Financial GPS

If you’re rebuilding, redirecting, or realizing you need more clarity around your money, that’s where structure matters.

That’s why I created the 60-Minute Money Clarity Blueprint.

It’s designed to help you see your numbers clearly, understand what’s actually happening, and get reoriented fast without overwhelm. It's a quick snapshot to see what came in, what went out, and a mini guide to get you thinking about the rest of your money.

It’s your GPS. Your clarity. Your “I actually know where I’m headed now.”

You don’t need to have everything figured out. You just need to know where you are right now. Taking time to get clear gives you a better route forward. So, take some time and Get the 60-Minute Money Clarity Blueprint to help you move forward.