About Shane

My name is Shane Duffiney, I am a Financial Coach with certification through the Dave Ramsey Financial Freedom Institute. My previous roles have included Business Development, Project Management, Department of Education and Training Instructor for a global multi nation company with global headquarters based out of Aberdeen Scottland, and Houston, Tx – USA.

A desire to coach people who want out of debt, out of living pay check to pay check, and into financial stability and freedom from financial Worry is why I am a financial coach today. I want other people to learn from my experience and have a fast track to financial freedom through a proven method that works and is supported by my experiences.

Before my decision to become a Financial Coach and my journey into the world of business titles I was a broke, in debt, homeless individual. I had no idea of how to change my financial or personal circumstances in life, nor did I even know there was an option other than living paycheck to paycheck. Always in the back of my mind I was worried one bad week would make me homeless; and it did, more than once.

I was living in a car that’s gas tank dragged on the ground and the trunk needing tied down to stay closed. I was working at a bar for tips while living financially day to day and was a solid alcoholic. I was blessed to get sober and start a new journey in life. Through the path that was suggested to me for my sobriety I started cleaning up my past finical wreckage. For this I used the first two steps of Dave Ramseys 7 Baby Steps to Financial Freedom. This took commitment, it took time, it took learning follow through.

One day after a lot of hard work I looked up and $48,000 of back debt was gone and I owned a big house. No more being afraid of answering the phone and hearing a debt collector; that’s when I started wondering, if committing to the first two Baby Steps did this what would the rest of the steps do for my life?

This started me on a journey of learning what it meant to investing in myself. A journey in learning everything I could about finances and personal financial development from as many creditable sources as possible.

I learned how different someone sounded when they were speaking from personal experience or if they were just repeating something they heard. I learned most people don’t know anything about finances, they just talked about what they heard somewhere so just listening to a buddy did not work.

Two years after becoming debt free I saved my very first dollar for my long-term future. By my 42nd birthday I realized in the span of 11 years since saving that first dollar I had bought 5 homes and had passed the millionaire mark. I couldn’t believe it; I had heard if you buckle down and put in the work it only takes about 10 years to become a millionaire and it had become true for me. In comparison at 25 I was broken, in debt, homeless, police officers knocking on the roof of my car to wake me up; Into a millionaire with the option to live in any of my homes across the country.

My goal now is to pass on what I have learned and coach others on their journey to freedom from financial worry. Work with people on how to change their outlook on debt, how to pay off that debt, how to understand money, how to create a stable financial future for themselves and their family, and learn how to comfortably retire.

Send me an email to set up a consultation, we can work together on coaching you to your financial goals. Download the Zero-Based Budget Tool and the Allocated Spending Plan on the Free Tools page. Follow the Amazon Affiliate links for some great books with simple language and basic information on budgeting, spending, and finances. Call our (724) 613-3265 or contact me with your name, phone number, preferred email and we will reach back out to you. Enjoy Your Journey