I Left a Six-Figure Job Without Another Lined Up. Then We Went to Paris

Imagine sitting on the couch after the second failed fertility treatment, not knowing what's next — and your husband looks at you and says: "Let's just go to Paris for three months." And you go. At some point you've probably asked: What would it take to actually walk away from something that's destroying me? And what happens to the life I imagined when the plan stops working — career, family, all of it? Julia Shteynberg grew up in an immigrant household where money was talked about openly, practically, and without drama. Her parents encouraged saving, explained trade-offs, and gave her an early foundation most people never get. She absorbed it all — and built it into a career in corporate finance, climbing to director of FP&A at a startup, manifesting the executive life she'd imagined in college. Then the blood, sweat, and tears of it caught up with her. The pressure, the hours, the startup chaos — she hit a wall so hard she couldn't even look at other finance jobs. So in late 2021, she did the thing responsible immigrant Julia had never done: she quit without another job lined up. They had been living on one salary and saving the other, so the 40% income cut didn't faze the household finances. But it freed her up for what came next. After the fertility treatments didn't work, Paris happened. Three months. Unexpected. And in a Parisian café, a connection her husband made led to a job offer in Europe. In early 2023, they moved to Madrid. Julia had already started her money coaching business. Now she was running it from Spain. Her coaching style is built on the same values she grew up with: intention over impulse, trade-offs made consciously, systems that fit your real life. She works with high-earning women — entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, CPAs — who have piles of money but no plan for it. She helps them build one. And her closing message is simple: you can make more money. You can never get time back. Build a life worth protecting first. GUEST Julia Shteynberg is a money coach and former corporate finance executive who helps high-earning women design a custom money system aligned with their values and built for wealth growth. Through her Money Makeover program, she empowers women to manage their finances with confidence and ease. Based in Madrid, she works with clients across the US via Zoom. CONNECT WITH JULIA Website: https://www.moneycoachjulia.com Instagram:   / juliashteynberg   LinkedIn:   / juliashteynberg   Facebook:   / julia.shteynberg   RESOURCES Free resources + email list: https://www.moneycoachjulia.com/email Money Makeover coaching program (6 months to 1 year, flat fee) — book a consult at https://www.moneycoachjulia.com