Master Your Money Through Real-World Practice
Starting October 2025, our flexible budgeting program helps you build financial skills that actually stick. Not lectures about theory—hands-on workshops where you'll work with your own budget, tackle real challenges, and build habits that last.
Reserve Your Spot
Why Our Approach Actually Works
Most budgeting advice treats everyone the same. We've watched enough people struggle with cookie-cutter systems to know better. Your income pattern, your spending habits, your financial goals—they're all different.
Start With Your Reality
Bring your actual bank statements. We'll work through where your money's really going, not where some ideal budget says it should go. No shame, no judgment—just honest numbers.
Build Systems That Flex
Life doesn't follow a spreadsheet. We'll create budgeting systems that bend when you need them to—whether that's seasonal income changes or unexpected expenses that pop up.
Practice Until It Clicks
You'll run scenarios, make mistakes in a safe environment, and figure out what works for your situation. By the end, budgeting becomes second nature—not a monthly chore you dread.
What You'll Actually Learn
Six months of focused skill-building. Each phase builds on the last, but we adjust pacing based on how the group's progressing. This isn't a race—it's about getting it right for your situation.
Foundation Phase
First month focuses on tracking without changing anything. Just watch where money goes. You'd be surprised how many people skip this step and wonder why their budget never works. We'll set up tracking systems that take maybe five minutes a day.
Analysis and Planning
Now that you've got real data, we'll dig into it together. Find patterns you didn't notice. Spot the leaks. Then build your first flexible budget—one that accounts for how you actually live, not some idealized version.
Implementation Practice
This is where most people stumble. We'll run through two months of real-world practice with weekly check-ins. When something doesn't work, we adjust it immediately. You'll handle unexpected expenses, deal with income fluctuations, and learn to adapt on the fly.
Advanced Strategies
Final phase covers the sophisticated stuff—building buffers, planning for irregular expenses, optimizing where your money sits. By now you've got the basics down, so we can get into the strategies that really move the needle.
Who's Teaching This
Dalton Murchison
Lead Budget Strategist
Spent twelve years helping families sort out their finances. Started doing this after watching too many smart people make the same budgeting mistakes. Now focuses on teaching practical systems that work in real life, not just on paper.
Leif Strickland
Workshop Facilitator
Runs the hands-on sessions where you'll actually build your budget. Background in adult education means he's good at explaining complex stuff without making people feel dumb. Patient, practical, and knows when to push and when to back off.
Next Program Starts October 2025
We keep groups intentionally small—around fifteen people—so everyone gets actual attention. Spots fill up quick because we run these twice a year and people tell their friends.