Sharna Burgess

But he also had this idea of wanting to appear that he had more money than he did. So it was the house that we rented. It was the cars that we drove. It was all the things that he'd spend money on luxury things to appear more wealthy than he was. But the crazy thing was that I did pick up from him was he earned so much money. He just spent it all and didn't live within his means.

But he also had this idea of wanting to appear that he had more money than he did. So it was the house that we rented. It was the cars that we drove. It was all the things that he'd spend money on luxury things to appear more wealthy than he was. But the crazy thing was that I did pick up from him was he earned so much money. He just spent it all and didn't live within his means.

And so therefore he had nothing at the end of his life. And there is a whole lot of money trauma and financial trauma there. I lent him money so much as an adult. He blew it on all sorts of crazy things. Until it got to a point where I had to cut it off and say, no, I had to stop enabling him that way. So I'm always constantly aware of a fear of being like him.

And so therefore he had nothing at the end of his life. And there is a whole lot of money trauma and financial trauma there. I lent him money so much as an adult. He blew it on all sorts of crazy things. Until it got to a point where I had to cut it off and say, no, I had to stop enabling him that way. So I'm always constantly aware of a fear of being like him.

And so therefore he had nothing at the end of his life. And there is a whole lot of money trauma and financial trauma there. I lent him money so much as an adult. He blew it on all sorts of crazy things. Until it got to a point where I had to cut it off and say, no, I had to stop enabling him that way. So I'm always constantly aware of a fear of being like him.

Now that I've learned about money more than when I first got here, because I don't want to end up like him, you know?

Now that I've learned about money more than when I first got here, because I don't want to end up like him, you know?

Now that I've learned about money more than when I first got here, because I don't want to end up like him, you know?

Not so much the keeping up with the Joneses, but I certainly love nice things. But it would be more the convenience spending. If it makes it easier, then yeah. If it saves five minutes, then yeah. Valet all the time. Sure. I love that. It's just something that's built in me and I have to be a bit more aware of that, which I am now.

Not so much the keeping up with the Joneses, but I certainly love nice things. But it would be more the convenience spending. If it makes it easier, then yeah. If it saves five minutes, then yeah. Valet all the time. Sure. I love that. It's just something that's built in me and I have to be a bit more aware of that, which I am now.

Not so much the keeping up with the Joneses, but I certainly love nice things. But it would be more the convenience spending. If it makes it easier, then yeah. If it saves five minutes, then yeah. Valet all the time. Sure. I love that. It's just something that's built in me and I have to be a bit more aware of that, which I am now.

And certainly having kids puts those priorities above your convenience and comfort. I'd rather save for things for them than spend on convenience things for me. So that's also changed my spending a lot. But I will never forget the first time I sat down and got a statement of what was left in my account. And I think that year I had earned $480,000, right? That's a very decent amount of money.

And certainly having kids puts those priorities above your convenience and comfort. I'd rather save for things for them than spend on convenience things for me. So that's also changed my spending a lot. But I will never forget the first time I sat down and got a statement of what was left in my account. And I think that year I had earned $480,000, right? That's a very decent amount of money.

And certainly having kids puts those priorities above your convenience and comfort. I'd rather save for things for them than spend on convenience things for me. So that's also changed my spending a lot. But I will never forget the first time I sat down and got a statement of what was left in my account. And I think that year I had earned $480,000, right? That's a very decent amount of money.

And there was, after paying taxes at the end of the year, absolutely nothing left. Like we're talking less than five grand that was going to be left in my account. And I did not understand. I thought there was fraud. I thought there was something going on. Someone's taking my money, like all of this. And I got moved over to a new business manager and she took me through all my spending.

And there was, after paying taxes at the end of the year, absolutely nothing left. Like we're talking less than five grand that was going to be left in my account. And I did not understand. I thought there was fraud. I thought there was something going on. Someone's taking my money, like all of this. And I got moved over to a new business manager and she took me through all my spending.

And there was, after paying taxes at the end of the year, absolutely nothing left. Like we're talking less than five grand that was going to be left in my account. And I did not understand. I thought there was fraud. I thought there was something going on. Someone's taking my money, like all of this. And I got moved over to a new business manager and she took me through all my spending.

She's like, no, Shana, look, here's where it's all going. And I was floored, absolutely floored that all those little things ended up costing so much money. And that's where I made my adjustments.

She's like, no, Shana, look, here's where it's all going. And I was floored, absolutely floored that all those little things ended up costing so much money. And that's where I made my adjustments.

She's like, no, Shana, look, here's where it's all going. And I was floored, absolutely floored that all those little things ended up costing so much money. And that's where I made my adjustments.