Jim’s Path
“It’s now my job to help others gain knowledge, confidence and skills to better manage their money – no matter the path we take to get there.”
Thinking back to the day of raising children, my family put effort into budgeting and saving money. As time went on, we all got older and we lost the diligence for being money smart. Now, we’re wondering where all the time went as we plan for retirement!
When we factor in Canada’s current inflation rate, I’m realizing how important it is to make time to manage our money, both in general – because life was a little easier when we were on top of our finances – and for this next stage of our lives.
Honestly, it’s been my involvement in Money Path that made me rediscover tools and knowledge needed to take care of my family’s money. It’s a unique line of work where I not only get to help other Nova Scotians with their money, I get to use this knowledge in my own life. Seeing the benefits this programming gives myself, makes me more passionate about helping others find their path with money.
I’m working out of Money Path’s Inverness Hub at Mill Road Social Enterprises, and here we focus much of our efforts on making sure adults with intellectual disabilities have support when it comes to work, life and money. They show me everyday that we all have different needs and accessibilities when it comes to financial literacy, and I take all those learnings with me when I train others on the Money Path curriculum.
For many of us, money is a stressful topic. It can seem like there is no good place to start organizing or learning, or like there is just too much to learn and you need to know it all in order to manage your money. To add to the stress, we hear all the time that financial literacy is important, but we don’t always get the support we need to start our own financial literacy journey. And that’s where Money Path sprouted from.
It’s now my job to help others gain knowledge, confidence and skills to better manage their money – no matter the path we take to get there. You’re probably wondering where we even start when it comes to learning about our money? Well, we at Money Path start with exploring your relationship with money. Money plays a huge role in the world we live in, and telling ourselves how our money makes us feel helps us overcome any barriers we might have to start this process.
Some of the first things we do is answer some questions like:
What is my favoruite thing to spend money on?
What would I like to save my money for?
What do I hate spending money on?
How does talking about money make me feel?
What is one thing I would like to learn more about with my money?
If you can answer those questions above, you’ve already started your path to knowing more about your finances. Congratulations! You’ll be blazing those trails in no time.
If you’re an individual or an organization looking to add some Money Path into your life, be sure to check out the corresponding tabs on our website. Feel free to reach out to anyone on the team through our contact page as well.
See you on the trails,
- Jim
