Hey PSC family! 👋 Quick update — I'm double-booked tomorrow (comedy show date night I forgot to add to the calendar 😅), so I'm moving our session to tonight instead. Calendar's already updated here on Skool. If you can't make it live, no worries — replay will be up in the morning! Sorry for the short notice, and thanks for rolling with it. See some of you tonight! 💛

Good morning, Dr. Dharius Daniels once said, "Outlast the last version of yourself." That one sentence has stuck with me for weeks. If you're trying to become someone new, you're going to have to out-live the old habits, old excuses, and old you. My Favorite Verses: Part 5 "Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me." — Psalm 51:10 (NLT) We've spent four weeks on some heavy stuff — learning the truth, forgiving yourself, letting go of "having it all together," and finding peace through discipline. Those four lessons are a solid anchor. And they all lead right here. You may already know this, but my whole platform is built on one word: stewardship. In plain terms, that means taking care of everything God gives you — your money, your time, your body, and your gifts — in a way that honors Him and helps the people around you. Here's the secret: when you work on your money habits, you work on your heart too. It doesn't happen separately — it happens in harmony. Every dollar you spend is really just a desire showing up on your bank statement. And sometimes what you want isn't what's actually good for you. I learned this the hard way. There was a whole season where eating out was my answer to everything: Sad? Eat out. Happy? Eat out. Frustrated? Eat out. Celebrating? Eat out. None of it was about hunger. It was about feelings I hadn't dealt with yet — and my bank account paid the price. When I started journaling — noticing the patterns and addressing the cause instead of using food as comfort — I noticed I didn't eat out as much. Eating out is still in my budget. I'm not against it. But I wasn't going over that amount like I used to. I had to bring that to God and ask Him to show me a better way to cope. I'm not sure what your "eating out" is — maybe it's shopping, maybe it's avoiding your bank app altogether — but I want you to sit with it this week. For some of you, the shift will happen fast. For others, it'll take time. Either way, this is the work that gets you unstuck.

Good morning, This week has been all about how discipline can bring you peace. I told my clients last night: when you make good decisions consistently, there's a weight that lifts off your shoulders. Real, physical relief. Every paycheck is a chance to help lift that weight. Here's the good news. You might get frustrated with decisions you made during the last pay period — but you get a fresh start the moment that deposit hits. No condemnation. Just a new opportunity. Here are three things to consider as you prepare for this pay period or your next income stream: - Each pay period is your chance to work on your habit of good stewardship. Don't wait for a "better" paycheck to start. Start with this one. - Before you spend a dollar, decide where your money is going. A plan made today protects you from decisions you'll regret next week. - If the last pay period didn't go the way you wanted, let it go. Guilt doesn't fix a budget. A fresh decision does. Discipline isn't about getting it perfect every time. It's about showing up again, pay period after pay period, until good stewardship becomes who you are. If you're ready for support building that kind of consistency, book your free consultation— I'd love to help you make this pay period count. Click here to sign up Talk to you soon! -Latrisa

Good morning, My "favorite" verses, part 3. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. - Hebrews 12:11 NLT We're at the halfway point of the year. In sports, halftime is when teams make adjustments. They watch clips from the first half to see what needs to change. No matter where you are on your money journey, it's a good time to ask what adjustment you need to make in discipline. Here's why this newsletter carries this verse's name. Hebrews 12:11 has been the anchor of everything I've built here. When I've hit the point where I felt like I couldn't go on, this is the verse I come back to. It reminds me to trust God's process more than my own impatience. That's the thing about scripture. You can read the same verse at different seasons of your life, and it lands differently each time. This verse has been my anchor for over a decade — not because it feels good, but because of what it promises. Peace comes after discipline. Who wouldn't want more peace? I know I did. In my toughest money moments — drowning in credit card debt, no real savings, spending more than I made — this is the verse I always came back to. God keeps His promises. When I do my part, He takes care of the rest. We all have things that tempt us with money. We eat out even when we don't have it to spend. We shop instead of planning for what's coming. We say yes to family and friends, even when it hurts us. I don't know how God does it, but the more you keep doing the right thing, the easier it gets to walk away from those temptations. The verse is right. Discipline is long, and it's painful. Changing who you are is hard work. But once you accept that, the process gets easier to face. When you stick with discipline — doing the right thing even when you don't feel like it — peace shows up on the other side. No more buyer's remorse. No more guilt over enjoying the things you've planned for.

Good morning, We are in the middle of the week and at the start of the 2nd half of the year. Here is your reminder to stay focused on what you are striving to achieve. PughFC Stewardship is officially 2 years old, and the work each of you has put in has contributed to that success. Congratulations on your progress. I'm excited to see what the future holds for PughFC. Continue doing great work! 2026 Progress - Savings for future expenses - $6,350.77 - Total debt payments - $45,164.83 - 12 Debts Paid off, 10 participants Lifetime Progress (Start Date: June 2024) - Savings for future Expenses - $38,288.71 - Total debt payments - $154,518.33 - 52 Debts Paid off, 18 participants Griffin Family Success Update (Anniversary Date: March 19, 2022) - 23 Debts Totaling $20,687.77