🎉🎉 Now Available on Kindle: "Smart Start" (your money guidebook)

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader!

You downloaded the mini eBook. You read the sample pages. So here’s a little reminder from your future self:

“Please don’t wing it.”

I wrote Smart Start: Your First Money Moves After Graduation because no one handed me a playbook when I entered adulthood. I learned about money the hard way—with late fees, lifestyle creep, and credit card debt that lasted way too long.

You don’t have to do that.

This book is your shortcut. Your real-world money crash course. The things they should’ve taught you in school—but didn’t.

🔒 Learn how to:

Open the right bank and investment accounts
Avoid money mistakes that cost you time and stress
Build real options for your future

It’s time to move from “I’ll figure it out” to “I’ve got a plan.”

👉 Buy Smart Start now on Amazon

Let’s build the life you want—on your terms.

With you,

Catherine

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