Meet Martha

There’s a life
behind the numbers.

I'm Martha I. Washington, a financial strategist, speaker, and educator. And if there's one thing I've learned over nearly 30 years, it's how quickly a conversation about money can turn into a conversation about life.

Martha I. Washington smiling at her desk, holding a coffee mug

More than one perspective.

Nearly 30 years in mortgages, real estate, accounting, insurance, and consulting have given me many ways to look at a financial question. The numbers matter, but so do the responsibilities, relationships, and decisions around them.

I’m interested in how those pieces fit together. What is happening now? What needs attention? What could today’s decisions mean for the life you want to live?

Experience is personal, too.

I’ve lived through financial hardship myself. I understand the hesitation that can come before asking a question, and the feelings that do not always show up in the numbers.

That experience shapes the space I try to create: room for honesty, thoughtful questions, practical understanding, and a next step that makes sense for the person taking it.

A teacher at heart.

I’ve spent decades teaching diverse audiences, from young people beginning their financial lives to families and business owners carrying significant responsibilities.

My approach is conversational: explain it in everyday language, connect it to real life, and give people room to think it through. I want people to understand what they’re looking at and feel able to ask a better question.

Speaking and education are an increasingly central part of that work. They give us a chance to bring meaningful financial conversations into more rooms.

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Faith that reaches into everyday life.

My Christian faith is central to who I am and how I understand stewardship. No Longer Bound™, the six-week experience I authored and created, brings that foundation directly into conversations about money, identity, and faithful action.

My broader financial strategy and educational work welcomes people with many backgrounds and experiences. Every conversation begins with the people who are there.

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You can ask the question.

Even the one you think you should already know the answer to.