We’re Nick and Hanna True, and we’re here to help you do more with your money.

THE BUSINESS

In 2015, Nick was working as a mechanical engineer when a friend offhandedly mentioned a food blogger making $20k/ month. Nick’s wheels immediately started turning.

A path to combine his loves of personal finance and teaching slowly started to unfold, and his first blog (True Tightwad) was born.

Over the next few years, True Tightwad became Mapped Out Money and blogging turned into YouTube-ing. In 2017, Nick left engineering to become a “freelance online marketing guy” (AKA a “finance hobo” according to his previous co-workers 🙃) while growing his YouTube channel on the side.

The YouTube channel gradually grew into a budget coaching business, and Nick honed his skills through countless hours of working 1:1 with clients. With the insight gained through his coaching experience, Nick eventually created Ahead in 100 -  a values-based budgeting curriculum.

By the end of 2020, both Nick and Hanna were working on Mapped Out Money full-time. Nick as the financial coach and Hanna as the content editor and producer.

Since starting in 2015, Mapped Out Money has helped over 2,000 clients do more with their money through group and 1:1 coaching.

OUR MONEY STORY

Since getting married in 2014, God’s been teaching us how to do more with the resources He entrusts to us.

That’s looked like:

  • giving to our church and other organizations close to our hearts

  • developing the skill of values-based budgeting to enable major career and life transitions

  • saving up to invest in our hobbies - like running, pottery, and buying every book that piques our interest

  • taking regular planning trips to pray about our vision for the future and how that fits with the budget

The list goes on and on, but those are a few highlights.

God’s provision for our life and business exceeds anything we could have dreamed up, and we’re so thankful.

We pray the content you find here helps you do more with your money. But more importantly, we hope it points you to the Ultimate Provider, Jesus Christ.

Nick & Hanna