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Make your budget natural and effective by choosing the budgeting principles that work best for you. You’ll learn:

The 15 best budgeting principles you'll find anywhere
How to select the budgeting principles that fit you best
Exactly how to implement your selected principles into your own budget
BONUS: Case Study of what budgeting principles I implemented in my own budget (and how!)

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Tons of great content to help you manage your money in a way that is personalized to who you are and what your goals are. It’s just the thing to get you started and inspired in building the life that YOU want.

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Welcome!

Hi, I’m Tim. I’m an author, Certified Financial Coach, and budgeting expert who isn’t settling for just teaching you how to manage money. I want to teach you how to personalize your money, mold finance principles to fit who you are, and build the life you want. I don’t like typical money advice. I’ve tried to fit into a mold by using typical money advice, and I had less control over my money and went further into unnecessary debt. Now, I live to teach you how to break the mold in your own life and find your version of financial freedom.

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The Atypical Finance Blog

Free content to help you personalize how you manage your money. It’s just the thing to get you started and inspired in building the life that YOU want.

The Root Budgeting System Book

I wrote this book to show you how to create the last budget you will ever need in 5 simple steps and use it to build the life you want.

This book teaches you the basics of budgeting, how to personalize it so you’re not trying to fit into someone else’s mold, and then exactly what to do after you’re done.

Or learn more about the book here.

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Coaching

Having a financial coach in your corner is one of the best and quickest ways to exponentially improve your financial life. With only your best in mind, I will help you personalize your budget so you can build your dream life.

I am a Certified Financial Coach who wants only what’s best for you. I am not successful unless you are successful. Schedule a call and we can discuss your best options together.

Or learn more here.

The Root Budgeting System Book

You are not like anyone else in the world. So why should your budget be just like everyone else’s?

In 5 steps, the Root Budgeting System will teach you how to create your own budget that will be simple to maintain, grow as you grow, and ultimately build the life that you want.

Say goodbye to financial stress, and say hello to financial freedom. It’s treating your finances how they are meant to be treated—personal.

Or read more about the book here.

The HOPE Debt Payoff Plan

You are not like anyone else in the world. So why should your budget be just like everyone else’s?

In 5 steps, the Root Budgeting System will teach you how to create your own budget that will be simple to maintain, grow as you grow, and ultimately build the life that you want.

Say goodbye to financial stress, and say hello to financial freedom. It’s treating your finances how they are meant to be treated—personal.

Or read more about the book here.

Let's Work Together
1 on 1

Having a financial coach in your corner is one of the best and quickest ways to exponentially improve your financial life. With only your best in mind, I will guide you in building the life you want using the best financial tools and tips for you personally.

Let me get to know you, guide you, teach you, and help keep you on track on your way to building your dream life.

I am a Certified Financial Coach who wants only what’s best for you. I am not successful unless you are successful. Schedule a call and we can discuss your best options together.

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Atypical Finance

You Are Unique

You deserve to have the life you want. You deserve to have a money management method that is uniquely fit to who you are and where you want to go. Stop settling for typical money advice. You are atypical and unique and your money should reflect that.

Budgeting is the Root System

Budgeting is the root system of your financial tree. Your budget is used to supply and inform all other areas of personal finance from saving, to debt payoff, to retirement, and even your career. A budget helps you get to where you want to go faster and frees you to spend money on what you want. Simply put, if you feel restricted by your budget, you’re doing it wrong.

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