Kathryn builds solid financial foundations to live her dream

This week I speak to Kathryn Knowles who combines the roles of business owner, insurance expert, mum, wife, fitness enthusiast and environmentalist.   A modest upbringing taught Kathryn the importance of minimising debt, working hard, saving and spending in line with her values and priorities.   Buying her first house while still at university led to Kathryn, her husband and three young children eventually living in their dream home, mortgage-free, by the time they were 34.   Kathryn and her husband seized the opportunity to buy the company that employed them, putting Kathryn's PHD in business and accounting to good use. They have developed the business - Cura - to be a leading specialist in the field of UK personal protection insurance.     As Kathryn says, "You've got to have that vision of what you want" before you can go about achieving it. Then you have to align your spending with your vision.    It worked for Kathryn, and it can work for you.