By Nikki Gajoo Frielinghaus |

As South African’s, we recently celebrated Youth Day where we honored the lives lost during the Soweto uprising in 1976. In alignment with the theme of liberation and freedom, I found myself thinking of liberation from a different perspective. Fast forward to 2023, we have been living in a country with democratic freedom for 24 years. Whereas we may have democratic freedom, there are many other areas of our lives where there is no freedom.

One of the main areas where people are seeking freedom from is their financial situation. If you can identify or relate to the following, you are not alone, we can help you:

• Stuck in a rut when it comes to finances?
• Spend more than what you earn?
• The cost of living has increased but not your salary?
• Job hopping to earn more money?
• Struggling with compulsive spending?
• Want to save but some expense or financial emergency always crops up?
• Afraid of losing all that you have saved and invested over the years due to market conditions and fears of a recession?

As a Certified Money Coach (CMC)©, I focus on the behavioral side of money. I assist individuals, business owners and couples identify and navigate their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors around money. I utilize a step-by-step methodology that I am trained in by the Money Coaching Institute. At the end of the process, clients can name and identify their money patterns and are provided with tools to start shifting their behavior to positive desired outcomes!

If you are shackled in chains and you are seeking freedom from your current financial situation, contact me on [email protected] to explore how money coaching can assist you break free.

By creating financial freedom for you, your families and loved ones, the future youth will have one less cause to fight for in the future.