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Cornerstone Financial Coaching Financial Coach & Consultant for Busy Professionals and Small Business Finances. Schedule a Free Consultation Below No extreme money diets required!

I'm Christine Peters-Staggs, owner of Cornerstone Financial Coaching & Financial Coach. I offer two service options:

1) I work directly with private clients to create healthy habits and a realistic plan to achieve your financial goals. I help you manage your money with a simple process that allows you to get on track with your money goals AND live the life you want while doing it. Coaching is virtual, private and confidential. Schedule a free zoom consultation to decide which coaching option is best for you. https://CornerstoneAppointment.as.me/FreeConsultZoom


2) I also partner with business owners with 5-50 employees to offer a cost effective financial coaching benefit to your employees. This is a huge Win-Win option, and THE most cost effective way to increase productivity, satisfaction and loyalty, while also decreasing turnover and hiring costs. As a former CEO, I also know how difficult the economic environment is for both small business owners AND their employees. Everyone feels stretched financially, and I'm here to help both sides of that equation. To learn more, message me or email: [email protected].

Do you get stressed out when it's late and you still don't have a plan for dinner? When that happens, are you hoping som...
10/06/2026

Do you get stressed out when it's late and you still don't have a plan for dinner?

When that happens, are you hoping someone hands you a recipe?

Of course not!

You're hoping they take the entire task, and the stress, off your plate!

This is exactly how I feel about offering "tools" (ie. spreadsheets, apps, templates) to people who are stressed out about their personal and business finances.

I was asked recently if I had any resources or tools to get started with budgeting.

My immediate answer was "I am the tool!".
(Note: I'm not suggesting it's ok to refer to me as such. But it helped make my point at the time.)

My commitment to taking stress off of my clients runs deep.
So much so that I often leave client meetings with more homework than the client.

When you are looking for help with money, dinner, travel or another subject that is intimidating, which do you prefer?

A tool or a hands-on full service solution?

09/28/2026

2 examples of how I play the “money game” to have fun and save at the same time!

Tip Tuesday!I haven't done one of these in a while, but this is one I use myself and love.How many times a week do you c...
09/15/2026

Tip Tuesday!

I haven't done one of these in a while, but this is one I use myself and love.

How many times a week do you check your checking account balance?

I bet you expect me to say you should do it every day.
Nope.

I only check my personal accounts maybe once a week?
And I never worry about overdrafts.

How?
I use a personal line of credit as overdraft protection.

Here's how it works:
✔️the line of credit is set up as a transfer source for your checking account;
✔️ If a transaction posts and your balance doesn't cover it, the line of credit transfers enough to cover it. (at my credit union, this happens in $100 increments)
✔️No overdraft fee. No declined transaction. No embarrassing moments at the register.

❓How much does it cost in interest ❓
💥At a credit union the max rate is 18%, so the interest is 4 cents a day per $100 on the line of credit! 💥

So if you access $500 and don't notice it for 5 days, you'll owe around $1.

No more worrying about overdrafts.
No more checking balances daily.

A couple of caveats:
✔️You need to qualify for a credit line. If you're not sure if you would qualify, I can suggest an alternative.
✔️This line of credit is ONLY to be used for this purpose and should have a zero balance the majority of the time.

I consider this one of the best kept banking secrets out there.

Questions?

Flight 11 departed Logan Intl at 7:59am headed for LA. They went west but made a hard turn south and were the first plan...
09/11/2026

Flight 11 departed Logan Intl at 7:59am headed for LA. They went west but made a hard turn south and were the first plane to hit the tower at 8:46am.

I was in Albany NY, arriving in the parking garage at 8:10-8:15am for my conference with Credit Union executives from all over NY (incl NYC) would be starting at 8:30.

Flight 11 flew directly over Albany before making the hard turn within those minutes that I arrived and conference started.

Sometime between 8:45-8:55am I noticed people coming into the hotel ballroom and whispering to attendees a few rows behind me before they rushed out of the room.

Shortly after 9:00am they interrupted the conference and told us.

About an hour later I ended up on the NYS thruway for over 3 hrs going back to my own credit union listening on the radio in horror.

Ladies at the rest stop were worried that I was on the highway at all because nobody knew what was coming next.

The details are everywhere of what the next days, months and years looked like.

But that day is etched in my mind.
We. Will. Never. Forget.

When I say I'm a financial coach and consultant, it often sounds generic and the next thing I hear is:"OK, but what do y...
08/28/2026

When I say I'm a financial coach and consultant, it often sounds generic and the next thing I hear is:
"OK, but what do you do?".

Great question!!

Many coaches act as a sounding board for their clients and ask the questions that help you work through challenging situations.

There's real value in that, but it's not me.

Instead of asking questions, I provide options.
Notice I didn't say "answers".
I never tell my clients what they should do with their money or how they should run their business.

My goal is to equip every client to make informed, intentional decisions with their finances, business and/or personal.

This week the range of topics was wild.
I helped clients navigate all of these areas:
✔️Commercial lease terms
✔️Estate tax and inherited asset valuation
✔️Annual bonus allocation
✔️Credit card interest reduction
✔️Pre-retirement spending plans
✔️Credit cards as a cash flow tool
✔️Positioning expenses for business deductions
✔️Health insurance premiums
✔️Future cash flow planning
✔️Student loan programs
✔️Optimizing utility costs
✔️Payroll withholding correction
✔️Bankruptcy considerations

Now I understand why I'm tired at the end of the week!

If any of these are on YOUR mind, feel free to send me a message while it's fresh in MY mind!

Thank you Patti Sutherland for hosting this monthly meeting for Christians In Business. It’s always uplifting and great ...
08/18/2026

Thank you Patti Sutherland for hosting this monthly meeting for Christians In Business.

It’s always uplifting and great conversation!

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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