Stephanie Veal

My name is Stephanie Veal and I’m married to, now retired baseball player turned professional scout, Donnie Veal. In a nutshell, I am a type A, number crunching, critical thinker. Since elementary school I have been in love with the subject of math. Odd, I know. I was born and raised in Arizona and attended high school with my now husband. No, we were not high school sweethearts but ran in the same social circle in our small town of Sierra Vista.

I graduated high school a year and a half early and joined the United States Air Force at the age of 17. Ironically, I requested all overseas locations and was stationed at Luke Air Force Base, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. I suffer from crippling migraines and was medically retired from the Air Force. After I left the military, I joined my husband in the luxurious lifestyle of minor leagues. Through his twelve-year career we were making anywhere from $12,000 annually to major league minimum topped with winter ball contracts.

Oh, we decided let’s add to our chaos and have three kids while we move a grand total of 34 times and top it with a Tommy John surgery. Baseball lifestyle can be a blessing and at times feel like a curse. The curse usually comes in the form of the financial pinch of minor league life. As we left baseball, I furthered my education and have attained my Master’s in Business Administration. I’ve managed small companies and recently just joined the ranks of corporate America. . . in the financial world, of course. I look forward to sharing with you all on how we’ve gone from being at the mercy of dollar to how we use our finances with intention.

IG Handle: @mrsrealdveal