Welcome and About Me

Welcome to Saubers & Co. Personal Coaching's Blog. This Blog has been created in order to support my Personal Finance Coaching clients and others with current information and helpful tips on Managing Personal Finances.

I'll start out by introducing myself to you. My name is Melissa Saubers and I have lived in Kansas City, Missouri since I graduated from Central Missouri State University (now known as UCM) in May of 1991.

Since that time I have worked in several different industries for both small and large companies, eventually becoming an Entrepreneur, working for my self. First I sold newspaper advertising, then worked for a radio station as their Public Relations and Promotions Director. Then I worked at Sprint for 10 years in various capacities: Sales, Customer Service, Project Management, Training, Product Management and eBusiness. While at Sprint I completed my Masters in Management from Baker University.

In the Fall of 2001, I left Sprint and starting helping my husband run his company, Brookside Roofing, serving as Vice President in charge of "Internal Operations". This role has allowed me to learn how a small business works from the inside out, including: marketing, advertising, business building, customer contact, billing, accounts receivable, budgeting, and all other financial management aspects of running a small business. During this time I have been using QuickBooks to manage the company's financials.

In the Fall of 2002, I became a Realtor and actively sold real estate until the Summer of 2008. In the Spring of 2008, my husband and I adopted a 3-year old little girl from China and I decided to spend the Summer transitioning with her.

During the winter of 2007-2008 my husband and I experienced the current recession a little earlier than most people. We were both working in industries that were negatively affected by the downturn in the economy and we both felt the downturn significantly. We experienced several months with out income, yet all of our personal and business expenses still stayed the same and in the midst of this lack of income, we proceeded to finish the adoption of our new daughter and travel to China to meet her. Suddenly a large glass of VERY cold water was splashed in our face and it WOKE us up. We had to make some drastic changes in order to survive what looked like was going to be a long recession. We adjusted very quickly and have completely changed our lives. I'll talk more about what we specifically did to adjust in my next post.

Thanks for reading more about me!