Get your everyday finances working for you.
I’m Annie Hanson, an Accredited Financial Counselor®. I help you build a clear plan for your spending, saving, and debt, so you feel in control of your money and can make real progress toward your bigger financial goals.
Based in St. Paul, MN · Working with clients everywhere by Zoom
You work hard for your money. You want to feel good about how you're managing it.
Maybe you earn a good income, but somehow it never feels like enough.
Maybe you're making payments on debt, but aren't sure you're making the right decisions.
Maybe you have money coming in, but no real system for managing it or planning for the things you want.
Or maybe you're doing okay, but you know there's room for improvement. You want to save more, make smarter financial decisions, and feel confident that you're on the right track.
You don’t need more information.
You need a clearer picture of where you are, a plan for where you want to go, and some help figuring out how to get there.
Hi, I’m Annie!
I’m an Accredited Financial Counselor® who helps people understand their finances, develop practical money management skills, and make informed decisions about their financial lives.
My approach is practical, personalized, and judgment-free. I believe you can make meaningful progress without giving up everything you enjoy or following someone else's rules about how you should spend your money.
You deserve to understand your finances, feel good about your decisions, and have a plan that reflects what matters to you.
How I can help
Get organized with your money
Understand what's coming in, what's going out, and where your money is actually going. Create a spending plan or budget that accounts for your needs, priorities, and the things you enjoy.
Build savings and financial security
Develop a plan for emergencies, upcoming expenses, and the goals that matter to you. Create systems that make saving money more consistent and manageable.
Design a system built around your real life, with room for surprises and the things you’re planning for. Get support and accountability as you put your plan into action and adjust it as life changes.
Create a plan you can actually follow
Pay off debt and improve credit
Understand your debt payoff options, develop a realistic repayment strategy, and learn how to use credit effectively. Work toward getting out of debt without losing sight of the rest of your financial life.
Make confident financial decisions
Stop second-guessing every purchase and start choosing where your money goes, from a place of knowledge and intention instead of worry.
Get ready to invest and build wealth
Build the foundation that allows you to start saving for retirement, planning for longer-term goals, investing, and building wealth.
“My relationship with money went from feeling out of my control to feeling empowered and excited about getting to decide how to save and spend my money.”
Over the next year, you could go from:
Wondering where your money went
Winging it and hoping nothing big goes wrong
Making decisions out of worry
Feeling like you should have this figured out by now
Thinking about money all the time
To:
Choosing where it goes
Having a cushion for surprises
Making decisions with confidence
Knowing what you’re doing and why
Thinking about it less, because you have a plan
How it works
1. Book a free consultation
We’ll talk about where you are, what you want, and whether working together is a good fit.
2. Get clear and make a plan
I’ll analyze your finances and show you where your money is going. Then we’ll build a plan and a system that fit your life.
3. Put it into practice, with support
Over the next year, I’ll help you stick with it, adjust as life changes, and stay accountable while you make progress.
You don’t need to have anything figured out before we talk. That’s what we’ll do together.
What is financial counseling?
Financial counseling (sometimes called financial coaching) is practical help with the everyday side of money: cash flow, spending, saving, debt, and credit. An Accredited Financial Counselor® helps you understand where your money is going, build a plan that fits your life, and put it into practice with ongoing support.
It’s different from financial planning. A financial planner focuses on investments, retirement, and long-term strategy. A financial counselor helps you build the foundation first, so your day-to-day money is working and you’re ready to save and invest for the future. Many people work with both.
Ready to Transform Your Finances?
Take the first step towards financial clarity and confidence. Schedule your free consultation today!