Jason, Kia and the boys all came to our group meeting that was held at our T-Bone suite in July. For the meeting another coach put together a taste testing activity where we tried to taste the difference between name brand and Hy-Vee brand foods. This activity was to show the difference in taste but also in cost. The savings was over $7.00 with 5 different types of foods, which is huge.

Jason was asked to share some things he has learned since being in this contest. Jason stated how important it has been to pay off their debt and what a financial relief it has been to start an emergency fund. He is thinking about the future and hopefully will be able to ladder CD’s at some point. Jason and Kia are still working towards their goals, which are to pay off their last credit card with CommunityAmerica and to pay Kia’s auto loan off by the end of the contest. They are still committed to having a savings account balance of around $1000.00. Both Kia and Jason are very committed and are doing a great job.

Since this Financial Makeover contest is a life-changing event, sometimes we have to regroup and make sure that we are staying on the path of what the families are wanting to accomplish. When meeting with Kia and Jason last month we were able to reset some attainable short-term goals to help them get where they want to be financially. Jason and Kia have committed to a minimum savings deposit goal for each month, and to pay off one of their cars by either June or July. Again these are huge strides in their financial portfolio. As the months go on, we'll have Jason and Kia set some new short term goals to help give them continued focus over time.