Budget Workshops & Financial Events
Join us for hands-on workshops and community events where real people share their budgeting stories. We've been running these sessions since 2019, and honestly, the connections people make here often matter more than the spreadsheets.
Budget Fundamentals Workshop
A three-hour session covering the basics. We'll walk through expense tracking, setting up categories that actually work, and building your first sustainable budget.
- Castle Hill Community Centre
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Small groups of 12-15 participants
- Bring your laptop or tablet
Debt Reduction Strategies
Real talk about paying down debt without sacrificing everything you enjoy. We'll look at different approaches and help you figure out what might work for your situation.
- Online via video conference
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Interactive Q&A format
- Recording available after
Building Emergency Funds
How to set aside money for unexpected expenses without feeling like you're depriving yourself. We'll share practical methods that have worked for other participants.
- Parramatta Library Meeting Room
- 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- Coffee and light refreshments
- Partner attendance welcome
What Actually Happens at Our Workshops
These aren't lecture halls where someone talks at you for hours. We keep groups small because the best learning happens when people can ask questions and share what's working for them.
Collaborative Problem-Solving
You'll work through real budgeting challenges in small groups. People learn different approaches from each other, which is often more valuable than any template we could provide.
Your Actual Numbers
Bring your bank statements if you're comfortable. We'll help you analyze your spending patterns and identify opportunities you might have missed. Everything stays confidential within your working group.
Follow-Up Support
After the workshop, you get access to our participant group where people share wins, setbacks, and questions. The ongoing support makes a bigger difference than the initial session for most people.
The Community We've Built
Since starting these workshops in 2019, we've watched people go from stressed about money to actually having plans they feel good about. The numbers tell part of the story, but the conversations we hear tell the rest.
Workshop Participants
Events Since 2019
Average Rating (5.0 scale)
Return for Advanced Sessions
I'd been tracking my spending for months but couldn't figure out why I was always short at month's end. During the workshop, someone pointed out I was categorizing irregular expenses as one-offs instead of averaging them monthly. Such a simple shift, but it changed everything. Three months later, I actually had money left over for the first time in years.
Recent Events & Highlights
Advanced Budgeting Techniques
We explored zero-based budgeting and envelope methods with participants who'd already mastered the basics. The group discussion about adapting these systems to irregular income was particularly helpful for the freelancers in attendance.
Year-End Financial Planning
Our largest online event with 43 participants. We covered tax preparation, setting financial goals for 2025, and reviewing what worked (or didn't) in 2024 budgets. The breakout rooms for discussing specific challenges worked really well.
Couples & Money Workshop
This session focused on financial communication between partners. We had 18 couples working through common money conflicts and building shared budgeting systems. The feedback indicated people appreciated the structured conversation prompts we provided.
Small Business Budgeting Basics
Designed for sole traders and small business owners struggling to separate business and personal finances. We covered cashflow forecasting and quarterly planning. Several participants mentioned this helped them prepare for their first BAS statement.
March 2025 workshop participants working through real-life budgeting scenarios