Learn Together, Grow Together
Join our community-driven approach to financial education where real people share real experiences. Starting September 2025, connect with peers who understand your budgeting challenges and celebrate your wins alongside you.
How Community Learning Works
Weekly Study Circles
Small groups of 8-10 participants meet weekly to discuss budgeting strategies, share challenges, and work through real financial scenarios together. Each circle creates its own supportive environment where questions are welcomed and progress is celebrated.
Peer Mentorship Network
Connect with someone who's been where you are now. Our peer mentoring pairs you with participants who've successfully navigated similar financial goals. It's guidance from someone who truly gets it, not just theoretical advice.
Collaborative Projects
Work together on practical budgeting challenges like planning a group savings goal or creating expense tracking systems. These hands-on projects help you learn by doing while building lasting connections with your fellow learners.
Meet Your Community Guides
Bastian Mueller
Community Facilitator
Former small business owner who learned budgeting the hard way. Now helps others avoid common pitfalls through group discussions and peer support.
Fletcher Kane
Learning Coordinator
Believes the best financial education happens when people feel comfortable sharing their real experiences. Coordinates study circles and peer connections.
Osvaldo Wright
Program Mentor
Started his own budgeting journey three years ago and discovered that learning with others made all the difference. Now mentors new participants through their first months.
Theron O'Connor
Community Support
Manages our online forums and helps connect participants with similar goals. His background in adult education helps create welcoming spaces for learning.
Why Our Community Approach Works
Learn from real experiences, not just textbook examples. Community members share actual budgeting successes and mistakes.
Stay motivated through group accountability. It's easier to stick with financial goals when others are cheering you on.
Get faster solutions to budgeting problems. Someone in your group has probably faced the same challenge and found a way forward.
Build a support network that lasts beyond the program. Many participants stay connected and continue helping each other long-term.
Practice explaining financial concepts to others. Teaching what you've learned helps solidify your own understanding.
Discover different approaches to the same problem. What works for one person might be exactly what you need to try next.