Depending on your upbringing, the topics of wealth, finances, and even entrepreneurship can be taboo. Usually, whatever you see modelled at home is what you will display in your adulthood. When seeking God on what to discuss regarding this topic, the title of the blog came to mind. It is easy to boast about financial fluidity that we all want to achieve. How many of us can say that we are honest about the financial mistakes we’ve made or continue to make?
I grew with an interest in money and how to earn it. This desire came from being in a household that valued things over stewardship. If “keeping up with the Joneses” had a face, my family’s picture would be next to it. Financial literacy was unheard of. I also didn’t have the luxury of my parents just buying me things to sugarcoat where we truly were financial. Late payments, repossessions, and all of those things were common knowledge to me. All I knew was that I would never want to experience those things. I desired to just have a 6 figure career by 30.
The funny thing is, I thought the abundance of money was the answer but it wasn’t. The repossession of my first car opened my eyes. Man, I was distraught. It was everyone else’s fault (in my mind) for not teaching me how to manage finances correctly. Ashamed, bitter, broken. I even felt deceived because I went to school and landed a “good government job”. Who know that life had a lesson to be learned on how to manage your finances on your own.
Through that situation, I wish that I could say that things changed instantly but they didn’t. I continued to experience financial failures and things just didn’t begin to come together until my perspective changed. I figured out that God cared about my finances just as much as He cares about everything else. He cares about my spending habits. God also cares enough about my emotional responses to these choices. He knows how daunting it can be to make these mistakes. Now I know that I am still His child, regardless of these mistakes.
I’ve come a long way from these mistakes, but I still have work to do. With these experiences, I also recognized that I needed help so I got a finance coach. I’ve been able to see my money differently and pay off so much debt in a small time frame.
I hope this post helps you to remember that you are NOT your financial mistakes. God has the ability to change your perspective on finances. He also has the ability to help you prosper as you trust in Him. You can overcome your mistakes just as I have. You don’t have to feel ashamed for the things you’ve done and the situations you’ve been in. Again, you are NOT your mistakes.
Jameka D. Anderson, MBA
Founder & CEO, Anderson Advisory Services
Jameka D. Anderson is the sole owner of Anderson Advisory Services. She has a background in Accounting, Business Administration, and Contractual Writing -together these 3 skills assist her with the knowledge needed to formulate traditional business plans for her clients. Jameka’s portfolio demonstrates her ability to take a simple idea and expound on it with pertinent information to give her clients an organized outline on how to proceed with business operations. Also, Jameka is able to develop figures within financial statements that deem prospective business ventures to be lucrative for an investors interest. Her services are new, but she is committed to the vision God gave her to assist others in writing out their vision to make an impact on the world.
Amoy is intent on fulfilling God’s will and purpose for her life. She is a celebrity publicist, a proud Jamaican, a writer, an international speaker, a media practitioner and a published author. She loves all things luxury and is on a mission to become one of the wealthiest women from her island and in the world. 40 under 40, is that you?