Oct 8, 2026 · 23 min · 13 segments
Does the word budgeting make you cringe? In this episode of From Middle Class to Millions, financial coach Shannon Brome-Ward takes budgeting back to basics and explains why a budget isn't about…
Shannon Brome-WardHostWe are taking it right back to basics because I think sometimes that's what we need to do.
And we're going to do that today because we're going to talk about budgeting.
Because I know that some of you cringe when you hear the word budgeting because budgeting has gotten a really bad rap.
Honestly, I want you to stay with me because I'm going to talk about budgeting in a way that you haven't heard before.
And I want you to know that the way that I'm going to talk about budgeting, I'm going to talk about budgeting as in terms of intentionality.
But we're going to talk about budgeting as intentionality in terms of saving.
And most of you, and most of you, have this clear vision of yourself and the things that you actually want.
And if you don't have that clear vision, we're going to talk about that today.
So I think every one of us needs a reminder or a reset, if you will, every now and again.
And I'm going to tell you why in a little bit, why I... right now need that reset more so than probably most of you.
We are taking it right back to basics because I think sometimes that's what we need to do.
And we're going to do that today because we're going to talk about budgeting.
Because I know that some of you cringe when you hear the word budgeting because budgeting has gotten a really bad rap.
Honestly, I want you to stay with me because I'm going to talk about budgeting in a way that you haven't heard before.
And I want you to know that the way that I'm going to talk about budgeting, I'm going to talk about budgeting as in terms of intentionality.
But we're going to talk about budgeting as intentionality in terms of saving.
And most of you, and most of you, have this clear vision of yourself and the things that you actually want.
And if you don't have that clear vision, we're going to talk about that today.
So I think every one of us needs a reminder or a reset, if you will, every now and again.
And I'm going to tell you why in a little bit, why I... right now need that reset more so than probably most of you.
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