The Budget Brigade
Mission Statement
The Budget Brigade exists to offer comradery, education, resources, and support for people from all ends of the socioeconomic spectrum as they work to better their personal finances and reach financial freedom. Whether you are working on a family budget, trying to navigate being an independent contractor/sole proprietor, or hoping to streamline and improve your small business, we want to help.
Our Pledge
Here at The Budget Brigade, we promise to only preach what we practice. We’ve gone through the debt-free process and are on our way to financial independence. We’ve seen the impact of journey not just in our finances but in our personal mindsets and with our careers. It’s been so rewarding, so we want to share what worked for us, what didn’t work, what we wish we’d known earlier, and the life lessons we’ve learned along the way.
We aren’t going to try to sell you an unattainable promise. We will never pitch you any get rich quick schemes, and we’ll never try to sell you anything you don’t need. Our goal is to help educate and guide you to achieving happiness, contentment, and peace in you life.
Meet the Brigade
Lauren AKA the Budget Bo$$
Lauren grew up in a family surrounded by accountants. She learned from prepping 1040 returns at a young age that she did not want to follow the family trend.
She ended up becoming a bookkeeper instead, working in finance and helping small businesses since her teenage years.
Lauren has always been fascinated with numbers and patterns. With over fifteen years of experience, she is excited to take the knowledge she’s learned in industries spanning from aviation, investment firms, motorsports, and retail and focusing it to where her true passion lies – personal finance, sole proprietorships, and small businesses.
She is a previous Financial Peace University coordinator and loves helping friends and colleagues with personal finance questions. It became an inside joke at her last corporate position that an unofficial employee benefit working there was free access to “Budget with Beltz” which has now become The Budget Brigade.
Lauren splits her free time between her two passions: money and stories. When she isn’t working the analytical side of her brain at The Budget Brigade, you can find her spinning up her creative side, writing and editing at Lauren Beltz Writes.
Bucky AKA The Budget Beagle
Bucky lives with two number nerds and gets roped into their antics whether she likes it to not, though she usually sleeps through the monthly household budget meetings. As long as there is a line item for Pup-Peroni in the budget, she’s a happy member of the brigade. These treats come in handy when her owners make her pose for photoshoots for social media.
One-On-One Advice from the Brigade
We are on a mission to help everyone learn how to achieve their financial goals. A large part of that is free content and resources throughout our website and Facebook community. If, however, you would like a more personalized approach to your specific situation, we can help as well.
If you need help for your household or your small business, reach out for budgeting help with a consultation to dive deep into the details and get you started on your path to financial freedom.