Money Conversations That Actually Matter

Most people talk about budgets and savings accounts. We're more interested in the stories behind your spending decisions and the patterns you've built over decades. Because financial habits aren't really about spreadsheets.

Explore Our Approach
People engaged in meaningful financial discussion

What We've Noticed Over the Years

Working with Australians from different backgrounds has shown us that money habits are deeply personal. And often a bit messy.

The Coffee Shop Story

Everyone's heard the "skip your daily coffee" advice. But if that morning ritual is your quiet moment before chaos starts, maybe we need a different conversation about value versus cost.

Emergency Funds Feel Boring

Setting aside money for "what if" scenarios doesn't spark joy. Yet the people who sleep best at night tend to have three months of expenses tucked away somewhere safe.

Credit Cards Are Complicated

They're not evil, and they're not magic. They're tools. Some people use them brilliantly for points and convenience. Others find themselves in a hole that took years to dig.

Torvald Bergstrom reflecting on financial growth

I spent thirty years thinking I was terrible with money. Turns out I just needed someone to explain why I kept making the same mistakes without making me feel like an idiot. The program starting in September 2025 sounds like what I needed back in 2018.

Torvald Bergstrom Retail Manager, Bondi

How We Work With People

Our approach isn't linear because life isn't linear. But there are some common threads in how people shift their relationship with money.

Understanding current financial patterns

Starting With What's True

We look at your actual spending patterns, not what you think they should be. Sometimes there are surprises. Often there's relief in seeing the numbers without judgment attached.

Identifying behavioral triggers

Finding the Triggers

That late-night online shopping. The generosity that stretches your budget. The anxiety that makes you check your balance five times a day. These patterns usually have roots worth exploring.

Building sustainable money habits

Testing Small Changes

Big transformations sound dramatic, but they rarely stick. We're more interested in the small shifts that become automatic over months. The kind you barely notice until someone points them out.

Adjusting As You Go

What works in winter might not work in December when family obligations multiply. Your money system needs to bend without breaking, and that takes some trial and error.

Our Next Program Starts October 2025

We're taking applications for a cohort of twenty people who are ready to look honestly at their financial patterns and make some changes. Not quick fixes. Real, sustainable shifts that might actually last.

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