Why those words and not others? Because this segment, is all about empowering you! So often the scales are tipped in the other direction and when it comes to money, we seem to give the power away. We let the mounting credit card debt, the mortgage payments, the cute pair of shoes we don’t need, and a sense of financial failure drive our financial lives. Sometimes the thought of it is just too much ... so we don’t think about it at all. Instead, we bury our heads in the sand, hope our checks don’t bounce, interest rates don’t shoot up because we are late ... and hope somehow, someway, we can avoid the consequences.

Take a deep breath. This is your opportunity to change all of that. This month we are tackling the financial buga boos! We have a team of financial experts ready to help you, to answer your questions and to help you figure out where to start, what your goals are and how to get there. On line, we have all the forms you need to get started. You’ll find worksheets for making a budget, managing your spending, saving for retirement, paying down your debt, and more. Also, at wcnc.com, we have new and unique ideas on how to save. You can also share the tid bits of wisdom you are learning with your fellow bootcampers.

On television, we’ll follow three Boot Campers as our financial fitness trainers put them through the paces. We’ll all learn as they do. I’ll also bring you ways to save every day at 6:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. These stories will have information that you can immediately incorporate into your life to save and take control of your financial health. Boot Camp begins January 31st at 5:15 p.m. Stay tuned all month, we’ll have experts LIVE on the air, ready to take your calls, and you’ll be able to ask them questions on line in LIVE web chats.

I want to invite you all to take this step in grabbing control of the steering wheel. You are on the road to something wonderful. Congratulations!