Brat Energy & Budgeting: Taking Control of Your Finances with Nicole Stanley

Brat Energy & Budgeting: Taking Control of Your Finances with Nicole Stanley

In this episode, our guest Nicole Stanley and I dive into the emotional, strategic, and systemic layers of personal finance. Nicole is the founder of Arise Financial Coaching and the creator of the Money Momentum Method—a system born from her own transformation from debt and anxiety to a thriving six-figure net worth by age 27. We talk about the real reasons money creates so much stress, how our childhoods shape financial behaviors, and how to build confidence even when things feel uncertain.

Through her ADHD lens, we see a different way of thinking about financial planning—one that values automation, visual cues, and goal-based tracking over rigid spreadsheets. And when we talk about changing the world, Nicole makes it clear that empowered women with financial literacy aren’t just making better lives for themselves—they’re lifting whole communities. 

Nicole Stanley – Founder of Arise Financial Coaching

Nicole Stanley is a financial coach, entrepreneur, and the founder of Arise Financial Coaching, a growing practice that has already served over 600 clients worldwide. She developed her signature approach, the Money Momentum Method, after transforming her own life: from drowning in debt and stress to building a $250K+ net worth by the age of 27—all on an average salary and without shortcuts. Her journey was fueled not just by numbers, but by a deep need to reclaim her peace of mind and autonomy from the grip of financial anxiety.

Nicole began coaching informally—helping friends and family navigate their budgets—before realizing the power of what she’d created. In March 2020, in the midst of global uncertainty, she launched her coaching business officially. Since then, Arise Financial Coaching has grown to include a team of ADHD-informed coaches, group programs, and accolades from platforms like TIME, Yahoo Finance, and CNET. Nicole’s mission is clear: to help people stop feeling behind and start building financial lives that feel aligned, joyful, and free.

Episode Highlights

[00:01:41] Meeting Nicole and her early money story [00:05:31] Coast FIRE by age 27 [00:07:19] Detaching from Dave Ramsey-style deprivation [00:10:56] ADHD, money, and the myth of laziness [00:18:21] Childhood financial anxiety and parental influence [00:23:48] Building confidence even in financial chaos [00:29:41] Redefining social justice through money [00:33:19] Coaching clients through tithing and debt [00:37:41] Resignation and learned helplessness in today’s economy [00:41:27] Why empowering women financially transforms communities

Keywords

#FinancialFreedom #DebtFreeJourney #ADHDAndMoney #WomenAndWealth #FinancialCoaching #MoneyMindset #EmpoweredSpending #CoastFIRE #MoneyAndFaith #NeurodivergentMoney

Resources

Instagram Website Threads TikTok Francis Cabrini Prince Charming Isn't Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money by Barbara Stanny Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right-and How We Can, Too by George Lakey

 

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