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.
A complete finance strategy is like a road map for your money where every decision has direction and purpose.
Our clients Greta & Jason connected their debt, mortgage, and investments, and suddenly their path to freedom became clear.
Implementing their plan resulted in:
✔️ Reduced stress
✔️ Increased cashflow
✔️ Confident decision-making
Want help creating a full-picture plan? Book your discovery meeting with us today: www.yourbudgetmates.com.au
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 ...
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𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞. $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭. 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐭-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 🔥
When Dave and Michelle first walked through our door, they were done. Done with false promises, done with slick apps that delivered nothing, and done with feeling like failures despite earning a high income.
They’d spent four years with another budget provider, watching $100,000 of debt barely move. They were barely saving $50 a week, if they saved at all. A broker passed them our details, and they held onto that referral for a whole year, too scared to hope again.
But they showed up. Here’s where they are now:
✅ Over $100,000 of consumer debt cleared.
✅ Savings up from around $50 a week to over $1,000 a week.
✅ No car loans, personal loans, credit cards or AfterPay.
✅ A 5-year car loan paid off in just 9 months.
✅ A car accident along the way that didn’t derail them, because their budget was ready.
✅ Now preparing to build their forever home 🏡
There was no magic trick here, and no shortcut. We looked at their real numbers, closed down the old systems that weren’t serving them, and built a clear plan they actually owned. By the end of the first three months they were saving $200 a week, and they chose to keep going.
Michelle’s review says it best: “If you want financial freedom, support and great sounding boards give Andrew and Alyssa a call.” ❤️
Thank you to Aaron Vogt of Preferred Finance for believing in what we do and passing Dave and Michelle our details 👏
If you’re reading this and thinking wow, what a great result… what’s NOT budgeting costing you?
👉 Read the full story: yourbudgetmates.com.au/high-income-debt-free-budget-success-story/
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High Income, $100,000 In Debt To Debt-Free In Two Years: Dave And Michelle’s Your Budget Mates Story - Finance Coach Australia-Wide | Money & Finance Coaching
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𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎+. 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭. 🔥
Luke and Carrie run their own business, which means their income changes from week to week. For most self-employed families, that makes budgeting feel almost impossible.
They didn’t need a bigger income. They needed structure and visibility around their cash flow.
Here’s where they are after two and a half years:
✅ Mortgage reduced by well over $50,000.
✅ Several family holidays, interstate and overseas, paid for in advance.
✅ Income grown year on year by setting targets and forecasting business growth.
✅ Shared goals, transparency and trust as a couple.
✅ A plan they can adjust as life changes.
There was no magic trick here, and no shortcut. Month after month, Luke and Carrie looked honestly at their numbers and directed their money on purpose. Along the way they went through personal and professional changes, and because they had a structure they could adjust, they never had to start again.
Then came the part we love most. Paying for flights with money they actually have and own, and saying yes to the kids on holiday because it was already part of the holiday budget. They went from “hoping it’ll come out in the wash” to knowing it’s accounted for.
Carrie says it helped them “dream a little bigger than we thought we could.” ❤️
Thank you, Luke and Carrie, for trusting us with your money and for sharing your story. We’re so proud of you both 👏
If you’re reading this and thinking wow, what a great result… what’s NOT budgeting costing you?
👉 Read the full story: yourbudgetmates.com.au/self-employed-couple-budget-success-story/
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Self-Employed With A Mortgage Down $50,000+ And Family Holidays Paid Upfront: Luke And Carrie’s Your Budget Mates Story - Finance Coach Australia-Wide | Money & Finance Coaching
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𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞: 𝟒𝟑𝟔 → 𝟖𝟎𝟎. 𝐈𝐧 𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭. 🔥
In November 2025, our client was about to refinance their mortgage to clear their debt.
Then their broker, Michael Faraonio, did something that doesn’t happen often enough. He looked past the quick fix and saw that refinancing would only treat the symptom and leave the spending untouched. So instead of writing the loan, he sent the client to us.
Here’s where they are now:
✅ Credit score up from 436 to 800.
✅ Over $30,000 in debt cleared.
✅ Now over $30,000 in available funds, with nothing owing but the mortgage.
✅ A backup buffer of nearly $10k in place.
✅ Genuine savings with consistent weekly contributions.
✅ No credit card.
✅ A cruise potentially booked for next year 🚢.
There was no magic trick here, and no shortcut. Month after month, this client sat down with us, looked honestly at where their money was going, and made small, unglamorous decisions that slowly added up. Somewhere along the way the stress of debt started to lift, and what replaced it was something they hadn’t felt in a long time: breathing room. They went from dreading what was in their account to trusting it, and from “how are we going to get through this?” to “where do we want to go next?”
Refinancing debt without fixing the habits behind it can turn your biggest asset into your biggest liability.
Thank you Michael Faraonio for being a stand-out broker. Putting your client’s long-term outcome ahead of a quick refinance is exactly why this story has the ending that it does 👏
If you’re reading this and thinking wow, what a great result… just imagine – what’s NOT budgeting costing you?
👉 Read the full story: yourbudgetmates.com.au/credit-score-436-to-800-in-11-months/
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