You're Here For A Reason: Maybe it's the sleepless nights worrying about money. Maybe it's another argument with your partner about spending. Maybe it's the sinking feeling every time you check your bank balance, or the shame of being declined for a loan you desperately needed. Whatever brought you to this moment, you've felt it. [...]
The Convenient Lie That's Keeping You Broke You've done it, haven't you? Typed your income and expenses into ChatGPT, asked it to "fix your budget," and within seconds received a neat little table that looked professional and... completely useless. If AI was the budgeting breakthrough we all needed, wouldn't financial stress be extinct by now? [...]
I read a great quote a few years ago by Deepak Chopra. “In every moment the choice is love or fear. Choose love.” In a world addicted to chaos the above quote is quite pertinent. We are all the co-creators of the life we most desire, the life we get to live and our choices [...]
I once started an argument about short necked giraffe’s. Canberra Zoo, Jamala Wildlife Lodge is an amazing part of our country. If you haven’t been I highly recommend it. Alyssa and I were fortunate to stay there in 2015 and had an absolute blast. We booked into the giraffe room and were greeted by Hummer [...]
First, third or fifth? Where do you see yourself in the game of life? When you reflect back, will you look back with pride, or with a sense of ‘what-if’ and missed opportunity? We can’t wait for the weekend to be at the grounds watching our favourite team play live, or with our eyes glued [...]
Do you remember when you first met your significant other? That first smile that melted you? The way your hand fit perfectly in theirs? That warm, undeniable glow in your chest whispering, “this might be the one”? Those early days were filled with dreams of building a life together, one that felt aligned with your [...]
The convenience of modern day has made us lazy, and it doesn’t take a genius to recognise why. Everything we want is here and now, ready for us without a second to think. Just a tap on a screen and a car arrives to take you to your destination. Feeling peckish at night? Get a [...]
We get it, there are hundreds if not thousands of tools out there to help you with your money. You have apps, widgets, the federal governments ‘money smart’ budget planner and even The Barefoot Investor. But have any of these worked for you? Some have tried the apps and widgets only to find that they [...]
You’re not stuck, you’re just shockingly comfortable with dysfunction… You reached out for help because, deep down, you knew something had to give. The stress was mounting. The arguments were becoming routine. The resentment was starting to feel normal, like background noise you just live with now. You finally admitted maybe just to yourself at [...]
At Your Budget Mates, we help people get their financial shit sorted, but there’s one species we can’t fix: The Repeater. You’ve seen them. You’ve heard them. Hell, you’ve probably nodded along with them just to escape your conversation with them without a fight. He’s ‘that’ guy, holding court at every BBQ, every lunch break, [...]
