We’re Just Like You
By name & by nature... we'll be your mate.
We live on the coast of South Australia
but we relate and connect with friends and clients Australia-wide.
“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, 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 of how to create their own path to financial independence by providing 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 budgets to ensure you receive your tailor-made plan that works for you – unique to your own circumstances and designed for your success.
If you’re ready to take charge of your financial future, reach out. This could be the most impactful step toward achieving your goals.
It’s not that you don’t care about money. You do – deeply.
But no matter how hard you try, something always pulls you off track: a surprise bill, a bad month, a moment of “I deserve this.” Then comes the guilt.
That’s not a lack of discipline. That’s a lack of structure.
For nearly a decade, we’ve been helping Australians break free from this pattern – creating 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 through systems that work with life, not against it. Our legacy isn’t theory; it’s the hundreds of clients who’ve turned stress into success, again and again.
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𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆? 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
You've tried the apps. Maybe even followed The Barefoot Investor. Used the government's budget planner. But you're still living week to week, watching your money disappear, and wondering where it all goes.
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁.
Most budgeting tools track your past spending instead of planning your future. They tell you what's wrong but don't show you how to fix it. Or worse, they take away your control entirely.
At Your Budget Mates, we've spent nearly 10 years helping Australians just like you take back control of their money. Our clients have:
✅ Saved over $30,000 in their first year
✅ Paid off $100,000 in debt in just 2 years
✅ Built emergency funds exceeding $10,000
✅ Bought their first homes debt-free
✅ Stopped arguing about money and started thriving together
The difference? We build YOUR budget. YOUR systems. YOUR plan.
No apps. No widgets. No one-size-fits-all formulas. Just clarity, structure, and education that empowers you to stand on your own two feet financially.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
If you're ready to stop spinning your wheels and start thriving with your money, let's talk.
📞 Book your discovery meeting today: www.yourbudgetmates.com.au
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Your future self will thank you. 💙
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You’ve been “fine” for years.
Bills get paid (mostly). Savings exist (barely). But deep down, you know this isn’t control – it’s survival. And survival mode is exhausting.
Most people never get ahead because they never stop long enough to build a system that works. We’ve spent 10 years helping Australians 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹 and build structure that lasts.
Because “fine” isn’t freedom. Freedom is clarity, direction, and the peace that comes from knowing your money’s working for you – not the other way around.
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Ever get to the end of the month and think, “Where the hell did it all go?”
You didn’t splurge. You didn’t go wild. Yet somehow, the money’s gone, and you’re staring at another tight fortnight.
That sinking feeling isn’t laziness. It’s a broken system.
You’ve been told to budget, save, plan – but no one ever showed you how to make it work 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
For nearly a decade, we’ve helped Australians rebuild control. No apps. No lectures. Just proven, results-driven systems that have helped hundreds move from confusion to clarity, from debt to freedom.
You don’t have to keep spinning your wheels. You just need a structure that finally works.
📞 Book your discovery meeting today: www.yourbudgetmates.com.au
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