Do more with your money.
THE BUSINESS
Hey there, I’m Nick True. And I love helping people do more with their money.
In 2015, I was working as a mechanical engineer when a friend casually mentioned a food blogger making $20,000 a month.
That single comment prompted me to start a blog combining my interests of personal finance and teaching — and True Tightwad was born.
Over several years, True Tightwad became Mapped Out Money and blog posts turned into YouTube videos.
As the YouTube channel grew, so did the coaching side of the business.
Through hundreds (and eventually thousands) of one-on-one conversations, I began to see the same pattern again and again:
Most people don’t fail at budgeting because they lack discipline.
They fail because their budget doesn’t reflect what they truly value.
That insight led me to launch Ahead in 100 — a values-based budgeting curriculum designed to help people make confident decisions, navigate life transitions, and stop feeling stuck with their money over the course of 100 days.
By the end of 2020, Mapped Out Money had grown into a full-time business — with me leading the coaching and my wife, Hanna, helping to shape the strategy and storytelling behind the scenes.
Since starting in 2015, Mapped Out Money has helped over 2,000 clients build budgets that actually support the life they want to live. And, Lord willing, we’re excited to help many more in the years to come!
OUR MONEY STORY
We got married in 2014, and since then, God has been patiently teaching us how to steward the money, time, and talents He entrusts to us.
That’s included things like:
Giving regularly to our church and organizations close to our hearts
Using values-based budgeting to support major career and life transitions
saving up to invest in our hobbies - like working out, pottery, and buying way too many books
taking regular planning retreats to pray, reflect, and align our vision with our budget
The details change over time, but the goal of faithful stewardship remains the same.
God’s provision in our life and business has exceeded anything we could have planned on our own, and we’re deeply grateful.
Our hope is that the resources you find here help you budget with clarity and confidence.
But even more than that, we pray they point you to the Ultimate Provider — Jesus Christ.
Nick & Hanna
