My name is Catherine and I live in Sydney, Australia. For the longest time I’ve been incredibly fascinated by the way people manage their finances and in turn, their lifestyles.

The core of my work here is to share my deep passion for all things budgeting. I believe everyone has the ability to flourish in life and live how they truly want to live - without the financial stress.

It goes without saying that there is work involved and that’s where I come in. I have an intense desire to help others along their financial journey, to equip people with the right mindset and tools so that they believe they can live a life of true fulfilment.

And now for the boring stuff about me. Growing up in a family of 6, money was tight. We were a working class family in the suburbs of Sydney; my father worked a couple of jobs and my mother mostly stayed home to care for us 4 kids. Credit cards were the norm and I recall my mother regularly making phone calls to creditors to ask for bill extensions. Although I have these memories, my mother was a financial whiz and she did a brilliant job in ensuring we never went without.

Five years ago my husband and I had no savings in the bank. We were in a large amount of debt and we were living pay check to pay check. It was a stressful time; our financial situation meant I had to continue working in a highly demanding job and this had a significant impact on my family and wellbeing.

Fast forward 5 years and we have been able to completely turn our financial situation around. And we did it on our own. I was able to leave my highly demanding job and now do part time work which empowers and fulfils me. With extreme intentionality and a structured plan, we are now well on our way to early retirement.

My hope is that others can experience the same sense of peace my family and I now have with our finances.