{"id":4960,"date":"2025-07-18T21:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/?page_id=4960"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:43:37","slug":"client-graduate-exclusives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/client-graduate-exclusives\/","title":{"rendered":"Client &#038; Graduate Exclusives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4960\" class=\"elementor elementor-4960\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-935ae25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"935ae25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb841b8\" data-id=\"fb841b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb835a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb835a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83fced5\" data-id=\"83fced5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7a710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d7a710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Client &amp; Graduate Exclusives<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75344b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75344b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Real people. Real success. These stories show the heart behind the numbers \u2014 and the hope ahead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67df947\" data-id=\"67df947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82eb0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82eb0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/client-exclusives_hero.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/client-exclusives_hero.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/client-exclusives_hero-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f84fdb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f84fdb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdee80a\" data-id=\"bdee80a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1117f1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1117f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-031e94d\" data-id=\"031e94d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c31fd elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c31fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can\u2019t address our work around financial wellness without touching on the inspiring stories of our clients and graduates.<\/p><p>These people, once stuck in crippling debt, stood up, did something about it, and are now models of holistic financial health. Many of them speak to how they learned to budget, save, and use credit wisely.<\/p><p><strong>Now, their lives are incredibly bright and serve as an example of where you could be in the very near future.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore our content library of Client &amp; Graduate Exclusives to learn what it\u2019s like working with Beyond Finance and beyond \u2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f467b\" data-id=\"85f467b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729511f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729511f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Some Of Our Favorites<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/graduate-exclusive-dina-e\/\">Dina\u2019s Story &#8211; Graduate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/graduate-update-vong-s\/\">Vong\u2019s Story &#8211; Graduate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/client-exclusive-how-we-helped-emma-g-find-a-path-out-of-debt\/\">Emma\u2019s Story &#8211; Client<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/client-exclusive-how-we-helped-veterans-mark-and-dawne-m-recover-from-debt\/\">Dawne &amp; Mark\u2019s Story &#8211; Co-Clients<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-546caf8 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Drives a New Car, Treats Her Sister, and Tells Others to Ask for Help<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-date-pretext\">Posted on <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-10-21T22:57:17+00:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-has-divider\">&#183;<\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/author\/smartin\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">Stella Martin<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">We interviewed Melissa \u2014 executive assistant, grandmother of eight, and hobbyist painter \u2014 to learn how little things added up to over $34,000 across 16 credit cards, and how one phone call to Beyond Finance ended her years of suffering in silence.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/graduate-exclusive-melissa-l\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Graduate Exclusive! 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Buys Her Own Condo, Plans Trips to National Parks, and Finally Feels Stable<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-date-pretext\">Posted on <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-10-20T21:59:05+00:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">October 20, 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-has-divider\">&#183;<\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/author\/smartin\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">Stella Martin<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">We interviewed Diana \u2014 longtime professor, book club member, and knitter \u2014 to learn how she took on her debt in recovery, and how she went from deciding which groceries she could afford to moving into a condo of her own.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/graduate-exclusive-diana-n\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Graduate Exclusive! 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Matthew T. Takes Alaska Trip, Saves Up, and Starts Thinking About Homeownership<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-date-pretext\">Posted on <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-10-07T23:03:51+00:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">October 7, 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-has-divider\">&#183;<\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/author\/smartin\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">Stella Martin<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">After a pandemic layoff left Matthew T. covering the basics on credit cards, he turned to Beyond Finance. 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