Lauren has always had a love for managing money and helping others do the same. In 2008, Lauren and her husband took Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University and just about every year since have facilitated the class to the community. Lauren spent years performing volunteer service to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society teaching military service members about the importance of money education and management. In 2011, Lauren started the journey to becoming an Accredited Financial Counselor through the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education and in 2012, she received those credentials. In 2012, she helped to start a financial stability program through a local United Way and saw it to fruition. Lauren has helped hundreds of military members and civilians thrive financially.