We’re Just Like You
“Sort Your Budget, Sort Your Life” is so true.
We See it, We Teach it, We Live It…
Our philosophy that financial wellness extends far beyond just managing money—it’s about creating overall life satisfaction and relationship harmony.
We’d love to hear from you…
We are Andrew and Alyssa Mates, a husband-and-wife team with a background in property and finance. By understanding the power of knowing our numbers we became completely debt and mortgage-free in 2022 at the age of 39 years old and now enjoy living life in beautiful Normanville, South Australia.
Andrew left a high-stress corporate career to pursue a career in finance and became a mortgage broker with Aussie back in 2012, but during his time he quickly realised that his passion was helping people eliminate debt as a money coach, not accumulate it and promptly left the industry.
Alyssa, a property enthusiast, worked alongside Andrew whilst they developed their personal plan for property and cashflow which ended up becoming their personal finance system that provided clarity, structure, and a clear path to their personal financial freedom.
Since 2009, this system has guided our decisions personally, and since 2018 we have been teaching others our methodologies through personalised money coaching. Our role as your budget coach is to provide clarity on their current financial position, future goals, and helping them to implement steps required to achieve them — whether for household budgets, business finances, or preparing to borrow or invest.
Our approach is tailored to you, practical in nature, and focused on your self-reliance, without any third-party apps or subscriptions. We deliver an empathetic, fun, and exciting approach to managing money to ensure you receive your tailor-made budget finance plan that works for you – unique to your own circumstances and designed for your financial success.
If you’re ready to take charge of your financial future with a trusted budget coach, reach out today. This could be the most impactful step toward achieving your goals.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
You're 68. Still renting. Landlord just gave notice. Pension barely covers the basics. Every bill brings anxiety. Can't afford to stop working. The financial stress from your 40s? Still here. Only now you have fewer options and less energy.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 "𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰" 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬.
Refinancing that debt into your mortgage? Feels like relief today. But you just turned $30k, $50k, $100k of short-term debt into 30-year debt. Your biggest asset is now your biggest liability.
Ignoring your spending habits? Comfortable today. Devastating at retirement.
Staying in reactive mode? Easy now. Brutal later.
𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭.
After nearly 10 years coaching Australians, we've seen it hundreds of times: people waiting until it's too late. Saying "I wish I'd done something sooner."
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Every month you delay is compounding working against you. Every year of unclear spending is another year further from freedom.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧.
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That extra $30,000, $50,000, or $100,000 you just added to your mortgage?
That's not just debt. That's 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
That's the difference between financial freedom at 65 and still working at 70.
We see it constantly: people in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s refinancing personal debt into their mortgage, thinking they've solved the problem.
But all they've done is turn short-term debt into 30-year debt.
The easy way now leads to a hard life later. The hard way now leads to an easy life later...
Which one are you choosing?
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𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞? 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫?
Life will always have problems — because life 𝐢𝐬 problems.
The question is: which problems do you choose?
Building new money habits now, or financial stress in retirement?
Saying no to some spending today, or having no choices tomorrow?
Not choosing is still a choice. And it's usually a choice for harder problems down the track.
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
You're 68. Still renting. Landlord just gave notice. Pension barely covers the basics. Every bill brings anxiety. Can't afford to stop working. The financial stress from your 40's? Still there. Only now you have fewer options and less energy.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 "𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰" 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬.
Refinancing that debt into your mortgage? Feels like relief today. But you just turned $30k, $50k, $100k of short-term debt into 30-year debt. Your biggest asset is now your biggest liability.
Ignoring your spending habits? Comfortable today. Devastating at retirement.
Staying in reactive mode? Easy now. Brutal later.
𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭.
After nearly 10 years coaching Australians, we've seen it hundreds of times: people waiting until it's too late. Saying "I wish I'd done something sooner."
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Every month you delay is compounding working against you. Every year of unclear spending is another year further from freedom.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧.
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