Hi, I'm Jackie Rhodes. I spent 35+ years managing other people's money. I never looked at my own.

Where I come from

My family moved from Ohio to South Florida when I was eight. We were a normal middle-class family: camper vacations, visits to relatives, the Grand Canyon once and Disney World once. My parents tried to teach me about money. I wasn't listening.

After high school I was a wild child. I traveled the East Coast, lived on the beach and took temp jobs in customer service, accounts payable and receivable, bookkeeping and purchasing. I earned just enough for gas, rent and food before moving on to the next city.

Building a life I chose

Those temp jobs turned into a career. At 26, I started college. I paid my way with scholarships, grants and part-time work, and graduated cum laude. Then I passed the CPA exam and earned my CPA license, which I still hold on inactive status. I'm proud of all of it.

In all, I've spent more than 35 years in corporate accounting, running finances and cash flow and saving companies money. But I never looked at my own numbers.

Along the way, I left a toxic marriage and rebuilt my life. My husband John and I rehabbed and sold houses, moving from Ohio to North Carolina to Georgia and finally to Mississippi. It was hard work, and some of the best decisions we ever made. Today we live in a modest country home in the rural South with our dogs, barn cats and chickens. On weekends we work on show cars together and go to car shows.

My wake-up call

I've always been a spender: concerts, comedy shows, dinners out with friends, and plenty of online "deals" I never needed. Then a job I counted on ended. Being rural and remote-only makes job hunting hard, and it made me see how much I'd spent without thinking and how little I have to fall back on.

I'm still working up the courage to look at all of my own numbers. So I'm not writing to you from a finish line. I'm in my late 50s, about seven years from when I want to stop working, and I'm doing this right alongside you.

If I could tell my 22-year-old self one thing, it would be this: put $20 a week into savings and don't touch it, take every dollar of your employer's 401(k) match, and start investing early. I would have been fine. I can't go back, and neither can you. But we can start today, and today still counts.

Why I started The Recasting Company

If you're reading this, there's a good chance you're right where I am. You've spent years taking care of everyone else, you're not sure where you stand with money, and you're wondering whether it's too late to do anything about it. It isn't. There is always a way.

Most of the women I've helped over the years came through my accounting career, and many are still my friends. I've always taken time to understand how each person learns, so she can grow and move on. That's what I want to do here. Come take this journey with me. We'll look at our money together, one small step at a time, and build a plan we can retire on comfortably.

What I'm working toward

Coffee on the porch before sunrise with the dogs, the cows waking up at the fence line. Cooking from scratch. Working on the show cars with John. And one day, a trip down the Nile and on to Thailand.

What you'll find here

• Money: honest numbers and small, doable money habits. Start with the free Money Check-in Kit.
• Clarity: figure out what you actually want now, without blowing up the life you've built. Start with the free Recast Your Next Chapter workbook.
• Possibility: proof that it's not too late to try something new, plus the few tools and trainings I've used myself or researched thoroughly in Jackie's Picks.
• Every week: Real Talk on Mondays, Money Moves on Wednesdays and Borrowed Wisdom on Fridays, on Facebook and Pinterest.

What you can count on

Small steps, not a life makeover. Honest numbers, no hype. No judgment about where you're starting. And I always tell you when I earn a commission.

A note about my photos and videos

I've been terrified of being on camera since I was young. The woman in my photos and videos is an AI version of me. I'll get past the camera fear someday, but I'd rather spend my energy helping you now.

The Recasting Company shares educational information only. I hold an Ohio CPA license on inactive status, and I don't provide accounting, tax or other CPA services here. I'm not your financial advisor, and nothing here is individual financial, tax, investment or legal advice.