All For Herself & I
AFH Timeline
2019
Lunch Line to Assembly Line
I graduated from a small town in the Midwest, less than 1,500 people and maybe 36 kids in my class. College was not in my budget and I for sure was not going to spend the money if I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I instead jumped straight into the work force and picked up a night shift job from 10pm-6am at the factory in town where I worked on the assembly line making batteries……for cars, semi-trucks, boats, ATVs, you name it. I also quickly discovered this was not my life’s passion.
2021
Delivering Mail Is a Job??
Finance always interested me; I once set up a turn knob M&M dispenser in my doorway as a kid and charged 1 penny for a twist. Since college wasn’t a factor, I knew if I wanted to get into finance I had to utilize jobs to create my own experience. This idea led me to be a rural carrier at the post office where I handled large monetary transactions (more than I ever had before). Did you know people buy $500 worth of stamps at a time???
An Actual Foot In the Financial Door
During the same year I moved, I switched jobs and became a personal banker. This was an actual foot in the door into a financial career! I learned so much about money, built skills, and made connections. That’s good because I took a 20-THOUSAND-dollar pay cut to take this job.
2024 – 2026
My Big Break
After putting in the work to prove myself and learning all the “how-to”s, it was time for my next big move. I spent less than a year at the bank before I was interviewing at one of the world’s largest financial investment firms along with a local private wealth management firm. In the end, I chose the local firm and almost doubled my income.
I Can Do What?
I knew an extra $15k, $10k, or even $5k could change by life, but by how drastically was a shocker. Here’s a short list of what I could do now that I landed my big break…. 2-week solo trip to Norway to celebrate, moved to a nicer (and cheaper) apartment by myself, pay bills months in advance, take myself on monthly solo dates to fancy restaurants, afford the prescription medication my cat needs, have an emergency fund, and finally feel secure. Not rich, but secure.
To Be Continued…
All For Herself is Live
Once just an idea in early 2025, with many…MANY revisions and changes to my niche, All For Herself was made public in late 2026. After sharing my story with others, I realized how many women are unaware any of this is even an option without a degree. I also realized entirely how much I learned throughout the journey that could save other women time, effort, and money if the information was available!