Hi!I’m Cally Ingebritson.
I don’t really want to throw shade, but let’s get an uncomfortable truth out of the way: The financial industry is overwhelmingly pale, male, and stale.
Ready for a fresh perspective?
LET'S GET STARTED!
My Money Story
TBH, I didn’t get a great financial education from my parents, and I definitely didn’t learn about budgeting in school. Instead, I made it to adulthood before I had my “WTF moment” with money and realized I didn’t know all that much.
I had to teach myself how to positively think about my finances and make the right choices.
From that point, I decided I wanted to give back. My professional journey in the personal finance arena began in 2009 in Minnesota (traditional territory of the Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples), where I grew up and worked in personal finance for 10 years.
I saw that many people in the Twin Cities, including the LGBTQIA+ community, were lacking personable financial information so I decided to step in and launched Chillax Finance.
At first, my business was just me and my clients meeting in a coffee shop, chatting about how to fix up their finances.
After that, I found my way to the West Coast in 2018 and now I’ve set up shop in San Diego, CA (unceded Kumeyaay territory). Don’t worry if you’re not in California, though; I serve clients, whenever, wherever.
I’m here for the people who get overlooked
by most of the financial industry.
My passion is helping everyone, no matter their background, feel joyful and confident about money.
What Makes Me, Me!
Bilingual
¡Yo también!
Bisexual
Bicyclist
Oh, and perhaps most important of all…
I absolutely love Shakira.
So much so that I founded the very first podcast dedicated to Shakira, called Shakipedia!
When it comes to describing my approach to financial coaching—and the experience I want you to have when we work together—I turn to my favorite Shakira lyric for inspiration.
In her song Te Dejo Madrid, Shak sings:
“Los gatos como yo caen de pie.”
For your finances, that means:
Cats Like Me Fall on Their Feet . . . and So Can You!
Ready to Start Adulting With Your Money?
Here Are Some Fancy Titles I’ve Accumulated:
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Financial Coach Certificate – Center for Financial Security – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Financial Coach Certificate – Central New Mexico Community College
Candidate for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification – CFP® Board
Financial Planning Certificate – University of Minnesota, Mankato
Four Directions of Financial Security Certificate – Minnesota Department of Human Services
Graduate Study in Gender and Women's Studies – Universidad Nacional de Colombia
B.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies – University of New Mexico
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