Finance for the Real World

A self-paced foundation course for women who want clarity with their money.

Finance for the Real World is an on-demand learning experience designed to help you understand how your money actually works in real life. Not in theory, not through rigid rules, and not through shame.


This course offers a grounded foundation for women who want to make financial decisions with confidence, clarity, and self-trust, at their own pace.

  • 5 Modules

  • Self-Learning Course

    Early Bird Price CA$79 -
    January 1, 2026 Regular Price CA$149

    About the Program

    Finance for the Real World is a self-paced educational course that blends practical money fundamentals with values-based reflection.

    It is designed to help you understand your financial landscape clearly, recognize patterns that influence your decisions, and create systems that support how you actually live.

    This is not coaching. It is foundational learning you can move through independently, with structure and intention.

    You'll access:

    • Five on-demand video modules with guided reflection PDFs
    • Practical tools and values-based frameworks
    • Lifetime access so you can pause, revisit, and reflect at your own pace

    Who This Is For?

    This course may be a good fit if you:
    Not a Fit?
    This course may be a good fit if you:
    • Want a clearer understanding of how your money works day to day
    • Feel capable and responsible, but still uncertain about financial decisions
    • Want practical tools without jargon, judgment, or pressure
    • Prefer learning independently and at your own pace
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    This course may not be the right fit if you:
    • Are looking for personalized one-on-one coaching
    • Want investment, tax, or financial planning advice
    • Need someone to make decisions for you
    • Are seeking immediate support during a financial crisis
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    What You'll Learn

    Finance for the Real World is organized into five self-guided modules. Each builds on the last, helping you develop clarity, confidence, and a calmer relationship with money at your own pace.

    Module 1: The Mindset Reset

    Examine the beliefs, rules, and expectations that have shaped your relationship with money so far. This module helps you step back from inherited narratives and begin approaching your finances with awareness rather than judgment.

    Module 2: Stability Over Status

    Explore the difference between financial decisions that look impressive and those that actually create steadiness in your life. You’ll begin defining what stability means for you, based on your values and real circumstances.

    Module 3: Your Numbers Without the Panic

    Learn how to look at your numbers clearly and calmly, without overwhelm. This module focuses on understanding money flows in plain language so your finances feel informative, not intimidating.

    Module 4: Aligning Numbers With Your Values

    Connect what matters most to you with how money moves in your life. You’ll start identifying where alignment already exists and where small adjustments can create more ease and intention.

    Module 5: Letting Yourself Evolve

    Develop a forward-looking approach to money that allows for change. This final module supports you in revisiting decisions, refining your approach, and giving yourself permission to evolve as your life does.

    How To Use This Course

    This is a self-paced learning experience. You can move through one module per week or take more time as needed. The goal is not speed or perfection, but clarity you can return to whenever life shifts.

    What changes after this course?

    After completing Finance for the Real World, participants are able to:

    • Understand where their money goes and why
    • Make financial decisions with less second-guessing
    • Create systems that feel supportive rather than restrictive
    • Recognize when old beliefs are influencing choices
    • Approach money conversations with more confidence
    • Know when self-paced learning is sufficient and when support may help

    How it works?

    • Access is immediate upon enrollment
    • Format includes video lessons and downloadable PDF workbooks
    • The course is self-paced, with a suggested rhythm of one module per week
    • Lifetime access to all materials
    • Hosted on LearnWorlds and accessible on desktop and mobile

    About Shelley and Bold Balance Blueprint

    Shelley Lewis Mercier is a CPA and ICF-certified coach and the founder of Bold Balance Blueprint.

    She created this course after years of working with women who were financially capable on paper but felt uncertain, unsettled, or disconnected from their money.

    Most financial education focuses only on numbers. Real clarity comes from understanding both the mechanics of money and the beliefs shaping financial decisions.

    This course brings together financial expertise and coaching methodology to offer a grounded foundation without shame, jargon, or one-size-fits-all advice.

    You have built a strong foundation. Continue making financial decisions with clarity, intention, and self-trust.

    This feels more grounded and consistent with the rest of the ecosystem.

    Five video modules

    Five guided reflection workbooks

    Practical tools and templates

    Lifetime access

    You have built a strong foundation. Continue making financial decisions with clarity, intention, and self-trust.

    This feels more grounded and consistent with the rest of the ecosystem.

    • Five video modules
    • Five guided reflection workbooks
    • Practical tools and templates
    • Lifetime access

    This course provides financial education only. It does not constitute financial advice, tax planning, investment guidance, or individualized coaching. Bold Balance Blueprint does not offer financial planning, tax, investment, or legal advice. For personalized guidance, please explore the coaching programs or consult a licensed professional.

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