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Money Zendo

Group YNAB Coaching

The Money Zendo is an affordable monthly membership for beginning and intermediate YNABers to receive YNAB coaching (up to 3X per week).

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The Money Zendo includes:
Group YNAB coaching, 1:1 coaching, personalized email support, and body doubling/co-working.

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Cost: All for the monthly cost of 1 coaching session! Wow! 🥰

$140/month
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Commitment: One month at a time (no contracts)

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Curious to learn more?

Schedule a free 30-min consultation and let’s chat. :-)

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I’m Alyson, your YNAB Coach!

I’m a Certified YNAB Coach, and I help individuals, couples, creatives, and solopreneurs experience financial confidence, clarity, and the joy of spendfulness through small-group YNAB coaching and 1:1 YNAB coaching.

I often work with folks who are in the midst of big life transitions and who thrive with a creative, playful, and embodied coaching approach.

During these uncertain times of extreme change, experiencing calm stability in your financial life supports your resilience in all areas of life. 💗

(You can read more about me here.)

  • Alyson is a facilitator of financial alchemy for her clients!

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    “My experience [in the Money Zendo] has greatly improved my sense of financial well-being. My previous relationship with money was not very structured or planned out, and with YNAB/Alyson’s amazing support there’s an infrastructure and scaffolding being built on multiple levels. All of this has helped me prepare for an expansion of my finances that is already starting to occur. Alyson is a facilitator of financial alchemy for her clients!”

    — Kaybee M., Chicago

  • In my sovereignty to make financial choices that I am proud of!

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    “Working with Alyson, I feel rejuvenated in my sovereignty to make financial choices that I am proud of and are sustainable. I know how to use my money to live a life that is nourishing and in alignment with my values. Alyson is full of such vibrancy and is the best coach I have ever had!”

    — Avry R., Bellingham

  • I better understand my relationship with money—and also my relationship with myself!

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    “Alyson has not only helped me better understand my relationship with money but also my relationship with myself! I see my emotional/interpersonal life getting played out in my YNAB: ‘Does that [particular spending choice] align with the goals I've set for myself, both in YNAB and outside of it?’ Tapping into what brings me joy—and how to make my resources mimic that through YNAB—has been a welcomed experience! Grateful for this way of life and for Alyson's guidance in it! “

    — Brook R., Bellingham, WA

  • Feeling more comfortable talking about all sides of my finances, including what's there to celebrate

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    “Working with Alyson helped me map out how much money is really coming in, where it's going, and what goals might be possible to reach in the future within my budget, depending on my priorities. The classes helped me lessen my anxiety around money, and I left feeling more comfortable talking about all sides of my finances, including what's there to celebrate.”

    — Kara H., Bellingham

  • Alyson is helping me sleep better at night!

    “It was time to get a firm grip on our spending habits and make some serious changes. Well I met Alyson just in time. She is the Rockstar that is helping me with my goals and I am again sleeping better at night. I have a long way to go to meet my financial goals but it feels good to have a coach to hold my hand when I need it. Alyson ROCKS!”

    — Shelly C., Bellingham, WA

What’s included in the
Money Zendo Membership: 

🦋 Weekly Money Zendo Hours (Mon, Wed, Thurs):

  • Group Coaching:

    • Ask questions and/or receive coaching.

    • Drop in OR stay for the entire hour.

    • Attend as many sessions (or as few) as you need.

  • 1:1 Coaching:

    • Each person receives focussed 1:1 coaching time during each Money Zendo Hour.

    • For example: If there are 2 people that day, you receive up to 30 minutes; If there are 3 people, you receive up to 20 minutes; If you are the only person who arrives that day, you receive the entire hour for 1:1 coaching!

  • Learn with and from others (from the answers & coaching that others receive).  

🦋 When the Money Zendo Meets:

  • Each week at these dates/times (with occasional exceptions):

    • Mondays 4 - 5 pm PST / 7 - 8 pm EST

    • Wednesdays 5 - 6 pm PST / 8 - 9 pm EST

    • Thursdays 11 am - 12 pm PST / 2 - 3 pm EST

  • Upcoming dates:

    • MON Feb 2, WED Feb 4, THUR Feb 5

    • MON Feb 9, WED Feb 11, THUR Feb 12

    • MON Feb 16, WED Feb 18, THUR Feb 19

    • MON Feb 23, WED Feb 25, THUR Feb 26

🦋 Set up an easeful cadence (of support and accountability) that is easy to fit into your schedule.

  • Sign up for all the dates you like (and receive reminders).

  • And/or drop in anytime for quick answers and focussed support:

    • No need to RSVP!

🦋 Receive occasional email support:

  • For important questions that need an answer before our next Money Zendo Hour

🦋 Enjoy Supportive Body Doubling (Co-Working):

  • Knock out your financial tasks with ease in a friendly body-doubling environment. 💗

    • This can be especially helpful for pesky financial tasks (that can be easily procrastinated) like filling out forms or taxes. Come by, and let’s get ‘er done—together!

    • You can also ask questions that may arise while working on your tasks (and receive on-the-spot coaching support).

  • Offered concurrently with each week’s 3 Money Zendo Hours

  • How it works: Folks who are body-doubling can have sound on (and enjoy listening to any group coaching that is happening concurrently) OR have sound off. ALSO: If body-doublers prefer their own co-working cocoon, they’ll be gently placed into a Zoom Breakout Room together (until we’re ready to close the hour). :-)

    Curious to learn more?
    Or ready to join?

    Schedule a free consultation, and let’s chat about it. :-)

    During our chat, feel free to ask me anything, and I’ll be able to learn a bit about your situation and share more about the way I support clients. If you’d like, we’ll even do a little YNAB coaching together. This is the best way to know if we’re a good match.

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Who is the Money Zendo for?

🦋 First of all, the Money Zendo is NOT a great fit for you if . . .

  • 🔴 You’re seeking non-relational (merely transactional) tech support. In the Money Zendo, we’re all about a relational approach to YNAB—and to financial wellbeing in general. :-) If you simply need a few things untangled or a 1-time coaching session, I recommend choosing a YNAB coach with this speciality.

  • 🔴 You really struggle with follow-through on tech-based tasks. A little struggle is pretty common when learning new habits and methods, and the Money Zendo can be a great support for self-accountability . . . however, if you know you really struggle in this particular area, I recommend choosing a YNAB coach with this speciality. 

  • 🔴 You’re comfortable only with being the 100% focus of 1:1 coaching.

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🦋 The Money Zendo is a GREAT fit for you if . . .

  • 🟢 You enjoy community support. You often find learning new things easier (and more enjoyable) when in a safe and supportive small-group container with others.

  • 🟢 You’re an individual, couple, or solopreneur who is

  • ALREADY using the YNAB method, AND you are motivated to go deeper; improve your money skills; learn all the intermediate and advanced YNAB tips, tricks, and tools; and/or dive into additional financial-coaching topics.

  • OR who is *PRETTY NEW to YNAB AND you are motivated to thoroughly learn the method well and then go deeper (see above).

    (*NOTE: If you’re 100% COMPLETELY NEW to YNAB, I’ll first offer you one (or more) private coaching sessions as a supportive prerequisite for confidently entering the Money Zendo.)

  • 🟢 You’re seeking YNAB coaching support for any of these reasons:

  • To learn all the ways to create easeful flow in your YNAB (and whole financial life)

  • To have your own friendly support person to answer all your questions and walk you through YNAB as you learn and grow 💗

  • To have accountability—and not do this thing alone!

  • To dive into YNAB-adjacent financial topics like financial literacy, moving in alignment with (and takings actionable steps toward) your career and/or creative goals, having money conversations with partners, parents, or kids, growing in your financial autonomy, etc.

  • [For Solopreneurs]: To set-up YNAB for your business and/or dive into topics specific to tracking and growing your small business like systems/tools, goals and self-accountability, marketing, website-design, etc.

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🦋 And you’ll especially love the Money Zendo if . . . 

  • 💗 You’re relational and enjoy the social camaraderie of learning with and from others, along with also receiving 1:1 attention and support.

  • 💗 You’re in a time of financial transition, transformation, or growth (and/or intrigued by the possibility that the YNAB method can be a vehicle of support for building more resilience in your life!)

  • 💗 You’re inspired by a creative, playful approach to coaching that supports growth through connection, collaboration, and a well-resourced nervous system. 

  • 💗 BONUS! You love and appreciate nature and are inspired by the reciprocity, beauty, and interconnectedness (and flowering abundance) of the natural world, so creative metaphors and practices that help you feel more connected to nature (and your creativity) are supportive for you and your learning style.

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    Curious to learn more?
    Or ready to join?

    Schedule a free 30-min consultation, and let’s chat about it. :-)

SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULTATION

FAQ

  • $140 per month

    (Sliding scale options available. Contact me to learn more. 💗)

  • You are invited to attend all or part of the following:

    🦋 Weekly group coaching (Money Zendo Hours), which includes individual coaching support for each attendee (THREE one-hour sessions per week.)

    🦋 Weekly body doubling/co-working
    (offered concurrently with each Money Zendo Hour).

    🦋 Weekly schedule (with occasional exceptions):

    • Mondays 4 - 5 pm PST / 7 - 8 pm EST

    • Wednesdays 5 - 6 pm PST / 8 - 9 pm EST

    • Thursdays 11 am - 12 pm PST / 2 - 3 pm EST

  • You can join when you like and pause or exit when you wish.

    (Just let me know at least 5 days before your next billing date.)

  • Oh, thank you for asking! You can read my full bio here:‍ ‍

    https://greenestar.co/about-alyson

SEE MANY MORE FAQ (and answers!) here on the full FAQ page.

P.S. The Legal Bit: I am a YNAB Certified Budgeting Coach, which means that I have been trained to coach people on using YNAB software and the YNAB budgeting method. I have met the select requirements of You Need a Budget LLC in order to receive this certification, which means that I have the ability to competently coach YNAB to others. I am not an employee of YNAB, and all non-YNAB-related opinions and recommendations are my own. My views do not reflect the views of YNAB and its employees or affiliates.