Danica VanBeek - Financial Coach

05/19/2025

Just thinking about how our society treats money, how we can do better, and ways to combat the feeling of hopelessness many people feel regarding finances.

09/29/2020

How do you create and track your budget? Excel? Pen/Paper? YNAB? Other? Please share.

06/03/2020

Hey everyone,
I am rebooting Hope Compass, my program for helping you direct your cash flow, eliminate debt, and reach financial freedom. Could you share with me ways that money creates stress in YOUR life? I want to focus on real stresses people have, not what I THINK they have. Thanks!!!!

03/29/2020

03/29/2019

When you think budgeting, what do you think of? Some people think of restriction, worry, the negatives.

I love the positives: awareness, a future plan, small and big wins, security, better information to make decisions in life... not just money decisions.

While budgeting might seem tedious, there are some pretty big benefits (aside from the obvious--more financial security!) Don't miss these 5 reasons to budget that are BIGGER than money!

03/28/2019

Anyone local to SoCal that is thinking about their finances these days? Have you gotten your taxes filed? Are you budgeting for April?

03/28/2019

It's been awhile... I am using YNAB for my personal budgeting now. It's has been about a year. Here is an interesting article for those of you who have a credit card and don't pay the balance in full each month.

if you’re on the credit card float, you’re effectively living on next month’s income—money that you don’t yet have! And, chances are, you're stressed.

05/26/2017

This is funny. And I've been there.

However, it's an easy trap of spending money outside of the budget.

Can you relate?

01/04/2016

So, in addition to starting the FPU class in February - we'll be doing a "no spend" month in February! I think I am going to practice a bit in January in categories where I can, too! Want to kick off this new year with a financial boost. Anyone else want to join us?

12/29/2015

It's the end of the year... How did you do financially this year? Do you know exactly how you spent your money? Do you have a plan for 2016?
We will be starting a Financial Peace University class Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Long Beach Christian Reformed Church. Class will start at 3pm and last about 90 minutes. Let me know if you are interested and I can provide more info. Here is the link to the class -
http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/locations/class/1010051

New York Times best-selling author and radio host Dave Ramsey is America's trusted voice on money. Learn how to budget, beat debt, and build a legacy with Dave's proven plan.

11/30/2015

some good goals...

My mother becomes the first person in our family to retire early! Here’s how she did it, along with financial tips and tricks. Congrats mom!!