Personal Financial Coaching & Pilates Testimonials

Working with Nicole has been great in building my confidence around how to manage my money. I feel like I am gaining the tools, knowledge, and resources to become more financially stable and responsible. I still have a lot of learning and growing to do, but with Nicole’s support, I feel like I’m on the right path and will achieve my financial goals.

I’ve been working with Nicole for over 3 years, starting with no previous Pilates exposure. In the beginning, I felt uncoordinated. My core muscles were reluctant to engage properly. But because of Nicole’s skill at instructing what you should feel, and minutely adjusting the way a body part is positioned eventually led to my body “getting it”. I particularly am impressed with her ability to tailor each session to my goals and abilities. I appreciate that she treats me as a unique individual. I’ve become stronger and more capable with the passage of time. It seems there is always more to learn, and I enjoy taking the journey with Nicole’s oversight.

As I continue to do this process, the want to spend goes away. Having realistic goals and knowing I have support has honestly changed my life. I am so calm about money. It is one of my smallest worries lately. I see HOPE and FINANCIAL FREEDOM in the distance.  Also, today I turn 37… thank you for the best birthday gift ever! … because of your guidance, I have no nails, no new outfits, no tv, no extras. BUT all my bills are paid, tabs renewed, money in my savings, car purchase on the horizon, no debt collector calls no money worries. This feeling is priceless!

It has been very helpful working with Nicole to establish financial goals. I’ve learned how to take effective action steps to help achieve them.  I have appreciated her non-judgmental and patient approach to this process.  Working with Nicole has significantly helped to increase my confidence in taking positive steps for my financial future.

I’ve been doing Pilates with Nicole for a few months and have seen positive results in my core, balance and walk. I love the low impact workout. It is not so much sweating as it is concentrating and breathing. Pilates stretches, strengthens and aligns the body all at the same time. I did CrossFit for almost 2 years and didn’t see the results I’m seeing with Pilates. One thing that surprised me was how well I sleep on the nights I do Pilates. My body feels so good and relaxed after my workout, yet I’m strengthening my muscles. I have learned so much about my body through Pilates and continue to. I would highly recommend Budget and Body By Nicole if you’re looking to change your life for the better.

I have tried a few Pilates classes at my gym but always felt that I couldn’t keep up. Nicole takes her time to demonstrate each move and make sure you are performing it correctly. She is very knowledgeable about the body and how to use Pilates exercises to correct imbalances. I was looking for a workout that would strengthen my body without having to lift heavy weights, rid my self of back pain and work with my arthritis, and I found all of that and more with Nicole.

I am a current Pilates client of Nicole’s and we’ve been working together for a few months now. During this time, I have noticed myself getting stronger and more flexible. I am able to progress through the workouts with ease and at just the right degree of challenge for me to keep me coming back. Nicole is very skilled at assessing your needs. She works with you in a manner that is consistent with your abilities. She makes the workouts fun and is very encouraging. I can see my body becoming more defined and toned as we continue. I would highly recommend Nicole as she is very caring and supportive as well as excellent at what she does.

After a few years of neglecting our finances, due to health issues and the business of life, we were overwhelmed by the task of getting our, “financial house” in order. While reading an email from Dave Ramsey on budgeting, we stumbled on information about Financial Coaching, and decided to set up a meeting with Nicole.

After our initial consultation, we knew she would be able to help us. As a result, this was the first time we had felt hope with our situation in a long time. This felt good. We decided to commit to six months of working with her and went home to start our “homework”. Over the course of the next month, we were able to get things organized and develop a plan. Nicole brought things to our attention that we had not thought about in a long time and has continued to encourage us and provide the accountability that we needed to stick to our plan.

It has been just over six months, and we have managed to pay off over $10,000 in debt. Which is a huge victory! We are on track with our budget, as well as on our way to being debt-free. It feels amazing! Along the way we have had to make tweaks to our plan and add and remove things from our budget. We have had to self-reflect and make difficult financial decisions. These reflective times and decisions were made confidently with Nicole’s support and guidance.

We look forward to our now monthly meetings and sharing our successes and challenges with her. The consistency, compassion, and expertise she has provided to us has been life-changing for us and our family. We truly could not have done this alone. We are so grateful to her for all she has done to help get us on track. Thank you, Nicole!!