Money Zendo

Where YNABers  Flourish   

Welcoming & Supportive
🦋 Group YNAB Coaching 🦋

The Money Zendo is a monthly membership for dedicated YNABers to receive weekly drop-in coaching support, private 1:1 coaching sessions, and co-working/body-doubling (for accomplishing those pesky financial tasks with ease and in community)!

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

$140/month

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 help YNABers experience financial confidence, clarity, and the joy of spendfulness through small group gatherings, classes, and 1:1 coaching.

I work with folks who are in the midst of (or seeking) big life changes and who thrive with a creative, playful, and embodied coaching approach.

  • 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 Office Hours:

  • Drop in OR stay for the entire hour. Ask questions and/or receive financial coaching.

  • You’ll also have the chance to learn from the answers and coaching that others receive. :-) 

  • Each week 11 am - 12 pm PST, usually on Thursdays (occasionally on Mondays).

  • Upcoming dates:

    • THUR Oct 9, THUR Oct 16, THUR Oct 23, THUR Oct 30

    • THUR Nov 6, THUR Nov 13, THUR Nov 20, MON Nov 24

🦋 Up to two 30-minute 1:1 Private Coaching Sessions per month (OR one 60-minute session per month):

  • Set up an easeful cadence of quick (and easy-to-fit-into-your-schedule) every-other-week guidance (BONUS! Enjoy the self-accountability support by knowing you have regular check-ins on the calendar).

  • OR think of it as having your financial coach on retainer (and schedule only when needed). NOTE: Any unused 30-minutes sessions are donated to the “Donation Pool” that allows me to offer pro bono coaching services to folks in need. 💚

🦋 Weekly Financial-Task Coworking (Body Doubling):

  • Knock out your financial tasks with ease in a supportive co-working environment. :-) This can be especially helpful for those pesky (i.e., easily procrastinated) tasks like filling out forms or . . . taxes! Come by, and let’s get ‘er done—together!

  • How it works: If you (and anyone else who arrives) are ready to co-work in a friendly quiet atmosphere, that’s what we’ll all be doing. Then, if/when folks arrive who want coaching, those who prefer to stay in the quiet co-working cocoon will be gently placed into a Zoom Breakout Room together (until we’re ready to close the hour). :-)

  • Offered concurrently with each week’s Office Hour

🦋 BONUS! Occasional live and interactive classes on themes of financial flourishing :-)

  • Offered for a fee for others, but always free for members of the Money Zendo. :-)

    Curious to learn more? Or ready to join?

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

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🦋 Who is the Money Zendo for? 🦋

The Money Zendo is a great fit for you if . . .

  • 🟢 *You’re already using YNAB, and you know your way around the app (mostly)

  • 🟢 *You’re inspired to go deeper because you’ve had a taste of easier saving and/or more joyful spending (somewhat), and you’re eager to learn more!

    (*NOTE: If you’re new to YNAB, I can offer you a few private coaching sessions and/or a group-coaching YNAB class as a supportive prerequisite for entering the Money Zendo. 🙂)

  • 🟢 You’d love YNAB coaching support for any of these reasons:

      • To get a solid handle on the YNAB method—and thrive with it!

      • 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 your career and work goals, having money conversations with family members, growing in your financial autonomy, etc.

  • 🟢 You’d enjoy community (along with private 1:1) support! You often find learning new things easier (and more enjoyable) when in a safe and supportive small-group container with others.

The Money Zendo is NOT be 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. 

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You’ll especially love the Money Zendo if . . .  

  • You’re in a time of financial transition, transformation, or growth (or at least a little bit interested in 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. 

  • You love and appreciate nature and are inspired by the reciprocity, beauty, and interconnectedness (and flowering abundance) of the natural world, so metaphors and practices that help you connect to nature are supportive for you and your learning style!

    Curious to learn more? Or ready to join?

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

SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULTATION

  • $140 per month

    (Plus a small processing fee charged by Stripe, approximately 3%)

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

    🦋 Monthly 1:1 private sessions
    (either 1 60-minute session, or two 30-minute sessions)

    🦋*Weekly group coaching (1 hour/week)

    🦋*Weekly body doubling/co-working (1 hour/week)

    *Usually Thursdays 11 am-12 pm PST, sometimes Mondays 11 am- 12 pm PST. 

    (As the Money Zendo grows, I’ll be adding additional times)

    🦋 Occasional classes on topics of financial flourishing (offered over Zoom)

  • You can join when you like and exit when you wish. (I ask for 2-weeks notice when you exit.) 

    Your card on file is charged on the 1st of each month.

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

    https://greenestar.co/about-alyson