When you control your money, it doesn’t control you. What if 60 days from now, you felt totally in control of your money? What if instead of stressing about money, you were putting it to work for you?
You can—and it starts right here!
When I first created the 60-Day Budgeting Challenge, it was because I had finally found something that worked—a system that helped me solve so many of the money struggles we faced as a family. Budgeting helped us stay on top of bills, save for what mattered most, prepare for the unexpected, and even argue less (because let’s be honest—how many fights really aren’t about money?).
Now, I’m excited to share everything I’ve learned—and everything I’m still learning—with you through this challenge. I know it can make a difference, because it changed everything for us.

Here’s how I feel when we budget:
💰 Less stressed about how I am going to pay for things
🛍️More intentional about spending (I buy a lot less crap when I have a budget!)
💍Less tension in my marriage (money fights are the worst!)
🚨Prepared for emergencies (we have an emergency fund)
🏫Ready to give when the kids have (ANOTHER) fundraiser I wasn’t expecting
🔌Less overwhelmed by bills
🎄Prepared for holidays (Christmas no longer puts us in debt), birthdays, and routine expenses like haircuts
🎓Not intimidated by future expenses, like college for the kids (the kids have a college fund we contribute to monthly)
🛒Guilt-free when I go on a shopping trip for myself and/or my kids
🐴HAPPY when I get to spend money on things I love (hello, dream horse!)
Budgeting is not about having less and pinching pennies. Budgeting is about spending well and managing your money.
Budgeting will bring you abundance.
The changes that manifest in your life might surprise you. Maybe you’ll get out of debt, reap the benefits of intentional spending, or even notice improved relationships.
Your budget doesn’t mean a life with less. It might mean some lifestyle changes as you chart a new course or get back on track, sure – but I promise you it will be worth it.
We control our money. It doesn’t control us.
I want you to put your money to work for you. I want you to enjoy your money. So. Are you ready to take control of all those dollar bills?
It starts here.

The 60 Day Budgeting Challenge is free. Here’s what you can expect:
- Emails with helpful content, printables, tips and “homework” to help you get your budget under control (including a reflective spending worksheet that will help you get started)
- A private Facebook group for support, community, tips, and more
- Free printable tools to help you understand your spending, get organized, and plan accordingly
- Access to exclusive content for Challenge Members
Want more budgeting tools?
The 60-Day Budgeting Challenge has always been free and it will always be free. But if you want to work ahead and “skip to the front of the line,” so to speak – I have also packaged it into a nice, pretty ebook. It includes the entire 60-Day Budgeting Challenge AND these fun goodies:

💰60-Day Budgeting Challenge in one convenient, work-at-your-own-pace PDF (spread the challenge out over a longer period of time, or knock it all out in a couple days!)
📒60-Day Budgeting Challenge printable workbook (all the challenge printables in one handy-dandy doc)
💵Financial Mini-Challenges Workbook to help jumpstart your savings
✨Money Manifestor Workbook
🍽️Printable Meal Planner (spoiler: meal planning is my number one trick for saving money!)
🥘30 Days of Budget Dinner Ideas
🍲5 Favorite Crock Pot Recipes eBook
🥣Five Favorite Instant Pot Recipes eBook
This challenge is not gimmicky. I can’t promise that you’ll be out of debt or have “X” amount of dollars saved at the end of 60 days. Rather, you should expect to have a working budget that your whole family can live with and the peace, ease of mind, and freedom that comes with knowing how much you’re making and where you’re spending it all each month.

I would love to have you join me. You can sign up below. You will receive your first email immediately, and it will get you started on your financial journey.
This challenge is ongoing. You can sign up at any time!
Questions? We’ll be able to communicate directly via email and/or the Facebook group, but I will also answer any questions or comments you leave here, so don’t be shy!
Is this still available? There is no link to sign up. I also sent an email about a month ago regarding this and never got a response. And while I’m here, I can’t sign up for the newsletter either, I get a response of unauthorized. I would think this website wasn’t being updated anymore if it wasn’t for the 2025 calendars.
Hi Nikki! I’m sorry – I changed email platforms and I’m still in the process of getting eveything migrated over to the new platform. It’s been a pain! Here is a link to an active signup for the newsletter while I try to get it all fixed: http://gem.godaddy.com/signups/122330e79bae4ab2a557e4df09076662/join
I appreciate your patience! <3
@Carrie, Thank you for your response, I appreciate it. I was able to sign up for the newsletter. Are you still doing the 60-day budget challenge? Is that something that you are in the process of migrating as well?
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