Dilemma: A mid-40s business executive making $165k per year with goals to gain better financial control, build a larger emergency fund, pay down all credit card debt, and save for a mission trip.

Success! Shannon transformed her finances by temporary reducing her high retirement savings rate plus reducing over $900/month ($10k/year) in expenses to build an emergency fund, eliminate her credit card debt, care for her ailing loved one, and go on a mission trip this year.