Financial Goals That Actually Stick
Most people set goals in January and forget them by March. We've built something different here. Our approach focuses on tracking what matters to you, not what some algorithm thinks you should care about.
Instead of complex spreadsheets or overwhelming apps, you'll learn how to map your actual spending patterns against your real priorities. Works for mortgage planning, holiday savings, or just figuring out where your money actually goes each month.
Building Habits That Last
You won't find miracle solutions here. Just practical methods that work when you actually use them. These three areas form the foundation of our autumn 2025 intake.
Reality-Based Budgeting
Forget perfect budgets that fall apart after a week. Learn to build spending plans around your actual behavior, then adjust as you go. Most participants find they're tracking spending consistently within six weeks.
Goal Architecture
Breaking big targets into manageable pieces sounds simple until you try it. We'll show you how to structure goals so you can see progress monthly, not just annually. Makes a surprising difference in motivation.
Course Correction Skills
Plans change. Income fluctuates. Unexpected expenses happen. The skill is knowing when to adjust your targets versus when to push through. That's what we focus on in weeks eight through twelve.
Who's Teaching This
Jasper Thornfield
Spent fifteen years helping families navigate financial decisions before switching to teaching. Still remembers every budgeting mistake from his twenties. Believes most financial advice overcomplicated simple concepts.
Callum Vestergren
Worked in behavioral finance research before joining us in 2023. Focuses on why people abandon financial plans and how to design systems that actually stick. Runs our practical workshop sessions.
How the Program Works
Our sixteen-week program runs from August through November 2025. Two evening sessions per week, plus optional Saturday workshops for those who want extra practice time.
First month covers the foundations. You'll set up your tracking system and identify what you're actually trying to achieve. Second month is all about habit formation and dealing with setbacks.
The final eight weeks focus on refinement. By then you've got data about your own patterns, so we can help you optimize what's working and fix what isn't.
Most students find the group sessions more valuable than they expected. Turns out everyone struggles with similar issues, just in slightly different ways.
Getting Started
Enrollment opens in May 2025. Classes begin in August. Here's what the process looks like if you're interested.
Initial Consultation
Book a thirty-minute chat with one of our instructors. We'll discuss your current situation and whether the program's a good fit. No pressure, just honest conversation about what we can and can't help with.
Program Enrollment
If it makes sense to proceed, you'll complete enrollment paperwork and receive access to our pre-program materials. These cover the basics so we can skip the theory and focus on application once classes start.
Orientation Session
Week before classes begin, we hold an orientation session. Meet other participants, tour the facilities, get your questions answered. Also where we distribute the tracking templates you'll use throughout the program.
What You'll Actually Learn
This isn't about becoming a financial expert. It's about developing practical skills you can use immediately.
You'll learn to read your own spending patterns and spot trends before they become problems. How to set targets that challenge you without setting you up for failure. Ways to stay motivated when progress feels slow.
By the end, you should have a system that works for your life specifically. Not a one-size-fits-all template, but something built around how you actually earn and spend money.
Previous participants mention the practical tools more than anything else. Small techniques that make tracking easier, ways to automate what doesn't need manual attention, shortcuts that save time without sacrificing accuracy.
