Alyssa Mates | Newsletter Second Edition – Come Back To Earth.
Alyssa Mates โ Newsletter, Second Edition. Come back to earthโฆ This month, I want to talk about something a little different. No spreadsheets. No budget categories. Just you, barefoot on the grass โ and why that might be the most important thing you do for your finances this week. You may have heard ofย grounding, also calledย earthing. It's...













Imagine checking your bank account multiple times a day, every day, filled with anxiety.
Will there be enough?
Will this payment bounce?
Can we afford groceries this week?
This was the reality for a couple who came to us recently, despite earning good income. The problem wasn't their earnings. It was the mismatch between when money arrived and when it was needed.
Fortnightly and monthly pay cycles created a predictable disaster every three weeks. Credit card reliance became the norm. Stress became their constant companion.
We changed everything.
Not by telling them to earn more or spend less. By creating a system that actually worked for their life.
Bank accounts structured properly. Weekly spending rhythms established. Buffers built in. Savings automated.
The transformation happened faster than they expected. Within months, the anxiety was gone.
The credit card was closed.
The pantry stayed full.
The cars had petrol.
Twelve months later? $17,000 in savings and complete financial confidence.
This is why we do what we do. This is what brings us joy.
Taking someone from stress to thriving. From confusion to clarity. From dependency to independence.
We're change-makers because we believe everyone deserves financial peace. And we're honored to serve people on that journey.
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐?
โ๏ธ Book your discovery meeting with us today: www.yourbudgetmates.com.au
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
๐ Read their full story here: yourbudgetmates.com.au/from-paycheck-stress-to-financial-confidence-jo-and-ryans-story/ ... See MoreSee Less
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๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ?
Itโs not a budget spreadsheet.
Itโs not bank account structures.
Itโs not even the savings they build.
๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ.
What started with:
โข Financial stress despite good income.
โข Misaligned pay cycles creating 3-week crisis points.
โข Constant credit card reliance.
โข Anxiety as their normal.
Ended up being:
โข A completely new way of seeing and spending money.
โข Implementation of weekly spending rhythms.
โข Proper bank account flow.
โข Consistent weekly savings.
โข Integrated back up buffers for life's surprises.
The transformation?
โข No more stress.
โข No more credit card.
โข $17,000 in savings.
โข Two new cars (without damaging their financial future).
โข The complete confidence to manage it all themselves.
Our clients donโt need us anymore, and that's exactly the point. Because we're not in the business of creating dependency. ๐๐'๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
We serve people with genuine guidance, care, and love so they can build lasting financial confidence.
Watching someone go from checking their bank balance with dread to managing their finances with absolute certainty brings us true joy.
This is why we love serving people on this journey.
Because everyone deserves financial peace. Everyone deserves confidence. Everyone deserves the tools to maintain it for life.
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐?
โ๏ธ Book your discovery meeting with us today: www.yourbudgetmates.com.au
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
๐ Read their full story here: yourbudgetmates.com.au/from-paycheck-stress-to-financial-confidence-jo-and-ryans-story/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Good income doesn't automatically equal financial peace. Especially without a strategyโฆ
We recently worked with a couple who were earning well but living in constant anxiety. The problem wasn't how much they earned. It was the timing.
Fortnightly pay. Monthly pay. Two different cycles creating chaos every single month.
Week three would arrive like clockwork, and so would the stress. Money gone. Credit card out. Anxiety through the roof. They'd check the bank account multiple times a day, hearts racing, wondering if there was enough to cover the next direct debit.
The credit card would get cleared when the monthly pay hit, but that left them short for everything else. And the cycle would start all over again.
We love helping people break patterns like this.
By creating the right bank account structure and weekly spending rhythm, we turned chaos into consistency. Income still arrived at different times, but spending became predictable, manageable, and stress-free.
Within months, the anxiety disappeared. The credit card was gone. Savings were growing. And they had complete confidence in managing their money.
This is what we're here for. To serve. To guide. To give people the tools for lifelong financial confidence.
Because when someone goes from checking their bank balance with dread to checking it with a smile, that's when we know we've done our job right.
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐?
โ๏ธ Book your discovery meeting with us today: www.yourbudgetmates.com.au
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
๐ Read their full story here: yourbudgetmates.com.au/from-paycheck-stress-to-financial-confidence-jo-and-ryans-story/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Jo and Ryan were stuck in an exhausting cycle. One paid fortnightly, the other monthly. Every month at week 3, they'd run out of money and rely on their credit card. When the monthly pay came in, they'd pay it off in full, only to be short again. Round and round it went.
Ryan checked their bank account multiple times daily, heart racing, wondering if the next payment would bounce.
When we presented our fees, they thought: "How can we afford this?"
Then the game-changer: "How can we NOT afford to do this?"
That question changed everything. ๐
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ:
โข Credit card paid off and closed (2 weeks ahead of schedule!)
โข $17,000 in savings across multiple accounts
โข 2 new cars, properly structured without damaging their budget
โข Consistent weekly spending that actually works
โข Full pantry, full petrol tanks, zero stress
โข No more anxiety checking the bank balance
โข No more 3-week stress cycle
But you know what we're most proud of?
Jo and Ryan now have the ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ. They don't need to keep paying us fees forever, and that's exactly how it should be.
Thank you Jo and Ryan for trusting us with your journey. We're so excited for those international trips and camping adventures ahead! ๐๏ธโ๏ธ
๐ Read their full story here: yourbudgetmates.com.au/from-paycheck-stress-to-financial-confidence-jo-and-ryans-story/
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
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