Leah Marie Collins

■ Family: My 2-year-old daughter.

■ Profession: Premarital financial coach. I also work as a finance manager at Lockheed Martin.

■ How I’m already teaching my child about money: When we go to the grocery store, I give my daughter her own money and her own grocery cart so she can choose her own items and pay for them.

■ A favorite spot in Northwest Arkansas: Blake Street House.

■ New hobby I’m looking to get into: Mountain biking.

■ Something you may not know about me: I’m learning how to swim; I never learned how. My daughter and I are learning at the same time.

■ One of my goals is: To build generational wealth. I’m putting everything into place that my daughter won’t have to start from scratch, she’ll have a head start.

■ If a client divulges a huge gambling habit shortly before their big day, what do you recommend?

Therapy. I have a list of therapists I work with and recommend they would go to, because that’s above me. (Since so many financial issues have to do with relationship issues) I do deal with communication, trust, things of that nature and give them resources they can use.

■ Why I think a pre-nup is good for anyone: Many people think that a pre-nup is to protect what you have coming into the marriage … but most states will protect what you have prior to marriage. A pre-nup is for your marital assets, which you accumulate during the marriage. It forces you to have those conversations because you have to divulge all your personal financial information. No one hopes that they need it, but they might at some point, and it’s just nice to have.

■ What do you wish more people knew about managing their money: The biggest is that you should do what works for you. Who cares what others are doing?