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150. New Year New Goals: Resetting Your Budget With God.

2025-12-3033:38

Hey Friend! I love the beginning of the year. All of the possibilities that could happen. All of the dreaming and goal setting and planning. It just lights me up! I lOVE IT! But if I’m not careful I can go overboard and it can easily turn into overwhelm. That is why today I want to walk you through 6 steps to help you with your yearly budget planning session. AND to make sure that you are doing it with and for God instead of leaning into your own strength because when you do these things alone, it is so much harder. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com . Resources: 124. Base Budgeting: The #1 Way to Live on Less and Save More

149. Is Money Stressful? Get Better at Budgeting When You STOP This!

2025-12-2328:18

Hey Friend! Are you sick of feeling like you aren’t good at budgeting? Like no matter what you do you will never be able to stick to your budget. All this does is fuel your stress, worries and anxiety making budgeting hard and a task you don’t ever want to do. This is a common feeling and something that can be managed with the flip of one little thought. It’s this one thought that is keeping you from sticking to your budget and feeling like a failure every time you attempt to budget. And it’s this one little thought that we are going to be talking about in this episode so that you can start budgeting with less stress! So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

148. Learn How to Stick to Your Budget and Stop Pushing It Aside.

2025-12-1633:52

Hey Friend! How often do you set up a budget, only to have life happen so you let go of your plans and goals because the thing in the moment feels more pressing? Then you’re upset because you aren’t happy with the choice you made? That is what this episode is all about! Learning how to stick to your budget so that you can make strong confident decisions in the moment that you won’t regret later. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

147. Start Reaching Your Goals by Shifting Your Money Mindset With God.

2025-12-0933:06

Hey Friend! Your mind is a powerful tool. What you and constantly think about and believe are going to be what makes your decision on anything that you do. Life is unpredictable, but your actions are not. When it comes to making decisions you default to the path you have taken in the past. Your routines and habits are what you revert to whether they were intentional or something you have just fallen into. In this episode we are going to talk about the 6 areas that can make or break a financial decision. These 6 mindset struggles are what guide your financial decision making and I want to share with you what you can do to shift these mindsets so that you can go from stressed and overwhelmed to confident in your decision making. And how doing it with God will exponentially shift your mindset. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

146. 3 Reasons Why You Feel Like You Need More Money and How Your Budget Can Help.

2025-12-0227:03

Hey Friend! Finish this sentence for me. If only I had more money I could… go on vacation, pay off debt, be financially stable, handle unexpected expenses, buy the thing you really want and more. This belief can be very dangerous! It can lead to many negative thoughts and cause you to become angry, unhappy, stressed, overwhelmed and so much more. Because you are thinking thoughts that are not life giving, but life taking. That is why in this episode I wanted to help bring to light 3 of the biggest reasons you believe more money is the answer to your problems and what you can do to let that belief go. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

145. How to Organize Your Money So You Can Stick to It.

2025-11-2527:51

Hey Friend! There is more to organizing your money than creating a budget. That is why in this episode you are going to learn the 3 steps it takes to organize your money. This is how you will be able to easily see what is going on and make solid financial decisions that won’t affect your future. This is how you will be able to track your money without having to do math. This is how you are going to be able to stick to your budget and reach your goals because you have a plan, but not only that you have a way to see how that plan is doing in real time. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

144. Feel Like You Don’t Make Enough Money? Learn Why and How to Stop It.

2025-11-1826:07

Hey Friend! Ever feel like you don’t make enough money, have enough money or like you need more money to do the things you want in life? This is such a common feeling, especially when you are riding the paycheck to paycheck rollercoaster with no true idea what you are doing with your money. It’s hard to make decisions. It’s hard to stay on budget. It’s hard to reach your goals. That is why it can become so easy to push away your budget because it feels pointless. Why should you set goals only to be disappointed because you don’t have the money to achieve them? There is always something getting in the way. In this episode I am going to open your eyes to why you feel this way and then share what you can do to stop living this way. Make sure you have a pen and paper handy because you are going to need it today. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

143. Can’t Stick to Your Budget? How to Know if It’s Your Budget or Mindset That’s the Problem.

2025-11-1126:17

Hey Friend! Do you struggle to stick to your budget? Have you reworked it so many times that you don’t want to do it again? Are you ready for a budget that finally works? In this episode I am going to challenge that thought. Your physical budget is only 50% of being able to stick to it. The other 50% is your mindset. That’s why in today’s episode I am going to share with you how to know if your budget is the problem or if it’s your mindset and what you can do about it. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

142. Feel Like You Need More Money? How to Get Your Money Back by Budgeting.

2025-11-0428:32

Hey Friend! Do you always feel like you need more money? Like you’re able to cover your base expenses, but you have nothing left to put towards your financial goals or those extra expenses that seem to come up every single month? What if I told you it has little to do with the amount of income you bring in, but rather the way you are, or maybe I should say aren’t, budgeting. In today’s episode you are going to learn how my budgeting system will keep money in your budget on autopilot. You will learn if you are in fact budgeting, or simply taking care of your needs first and then using what is left over however you feel is necessary in the moment and how you can prepare for unexpected expenses and still have spending freedom all with a budget. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com . Resources: 54. Ready for Financial Stability? How an Emergency Fund Can Get You There Fast. 103. Do You Spend Your Savings Before It’s Needed? Always Have the Cash You Need With Sinking Funds. 116. My Top 3 Budgeting Systems to Live Stress Free on One Income. 119. Looking for Consistency? My Method to Quit Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Afford Food and Bills at the Same Time. 124. Base Budgeting: The #1 Way to Live on Less and Save More

141. Budget Not Working? 6 Unexpected Things Every Budget Needs to Work.

2025-10-2827:05

Hey Friend! How many times have you sat down to rework your budget? Do you feel like you can never create one that actually works so you redo it every time just to repeat the same cycle. That’s what this episode is all about. How to set up and create a budget that will actually work for you. No more redoing it for the sake of redoing it. This episode is the key to setting up a budget that you can actually stick to and works for you every single time. Taking the stress off and removing the financial overwhelm. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

140. 5 Verses to Pray Over Your Budget and Ask God for Help Sticking to It.

2025-10-2129:23

Hey Friend! When it comes to budgeting and creating a plan around your money. It can be so easy to lean into your own knowledge and understanding first. To take the things that you know and put them into practice before going to God. But God reminds us in Proverbs 3:5-6 to, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight.” That is why in today’s episode I wanted to share the power of praying bible verses over your budget along with a few verses that you can start praying over your budget today. This will help you know what to say when you don’t know what to pray about and will help you release control and start sticking to your budget by allowing God to give you his knowledge and direct your path instead of you. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

139. Ready to Stick to Your Budget? 3 Lies You Are Believing That Are Keeping You Stuck.

2025-10-1440:41

Hey Friend! Sticking to your budget has many parts. This is not a rework your budget thing and your done. You have to look at all of the pieces and some of those pieces are the things that you believe. Things that you are telling yourself on a regular basis that is keeping you stuck right where you are. That’s why in this episode I want to dig deep into 3 things that you are telling yourself that are keeping you not only from sticking to your budget, but from also having financial peace, financial freedom, financial security and from building wealth. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com . Resources 135. Don’t Have Anything to Show for Your Money? The Reason You Believe That. 124. Base Budgeting: The #1 Way to Live on Less and Save More

138. Tired of Overspending? 3 Spending Plans You Need to Stay On Budget.

2025-10-0733:55

Hey Friend! How often do you struggle with overspending? Well let me share a little secret with you. Overspending isn’t an impulse buying problem, it's a not having a plan problem. Plans that turn into systems, that turn into routines, that turn into habits are the key to staying on budget. So in this episode I am going to share with you three areas you should always have a plan for that will help keep you from overspending and on budget. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

137. Money Causing You Stress? 6 Ways a Budget Actually Brings You Peace.

2025-09-3029:24

Hey Friend! Does money cause you stress? Like when the topic of money comes up or you have to sit down and budget yet again for another paycheck, does it just feel dreadful?! In this episode I talk about how a budget can actually reverse that feeling. Instead of feeling dread every time you hear the word money you can actually be at peace and be able to make calm financial decisions that will actually take you places. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and I’ll see you inside! Much Love Molly P.S. Want to set your budget up in a way you can actually stick to it? Then I want to invite you to get some Budget Coaching and together we will do just that. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

136. From Overwhelm to Financial Peace - How God Gives You Confidence in Your Budgeting.

2025-09-2331:48

Hey Mama, Where are you at in your financial journey? Are you sticking to your budget or are you struggling, stressed and overwhelmed? The world we live in today thrives on independence and because of it we can be so easily swayed to try and achieve anything in our own strength. But God wants us to be dependent on Him to allow Him to work through the struggle with us just as we did when we were little kids. It’s so much easier to do something when you have help vs trying to do it on your own. That is why today we are going to be walking through how partnering with God gives you confidence and peace in your budgeting and the steps to take so that you can start doing it today. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and let’s dive in. Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

135. Don’t Have Anything to Show for Your Money? The Reason You Believe That.

2025-09-1638:59

Hey Mama! How often do you find yourself unhappy with the things you have or even the life you live? It can be so easy to buy into the lie that someone else has it better than you. The lie that you are failing. The lie that you don’t have anything to show for your money. This is what we are going to be talking about today. Combating the noise in your head telling you that the life you have built is wrong. Telling you that something else is more important than what you dream of. So listen in as I walk you through the reason why you believe this and my 4 steps to remove the lies you have been believing about your life and your money so you can stick to your budget and live the life you want. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and let’s dive in. Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

134. Sick of Traditional Budgeting? 3 Steps to a Simpler Tracking System.

2025-09-0919:56

Hey Mama! I know how exhausting it can be to keep up with the tracking of your money. I don’t want to do it and I know you don’t want to do it. You don’t have the time, the desire. You just want something simple and that is exactly what I am giving you today! In today’s episode we are going to ditch the traditional style of tracking your money and lean into a simpler tracking system. This one takes less time and allows you to see what is going on in the moment without carrying around a huge tracking planner or relying on apps. So go get your drink, open your heart to God and let’s dive in. Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join The Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com . Resources: 40. My Number One Rule That Keeps You From Spending Money You Don’t Have! 87. Want an Easy Way to Save Money? Split Up Your Income Into These 8 Accounts. 116. My Top 3 Budgeting Systems to Live Stress Free on One Income. 127. Ready to Reach Your Goals? Create Categories You Will Actually Stick To.

133. Welcome to Budgeting With Confidence for Moms! 3 Ways to Stick to Your Budget and It’s Not What You Think!

2025-09-0231:06

Hey Mama! Welcome to the new and improved budgeting with confidence podcast! I am so glad you are here as today we are going to be going over what’s been going on with my life, what’s going on with the podcast and what to expect going forward. There has been a lot going on, but I don’t want the episode to be all about the updates. So, you can also expect to find 3 ways to stick to your budget so that you can become confident in your finances and live in peace instead of overwhelm. Much Love Molly P.S. I want to invite you to grab some Budget Coaching. This is where I walk you through setting up your budget and then coach you through sticking to it. To learn more, email me at mollybenell@gmail.com and let’s get you out of the overwhelm and into confidence. . . . Next Steps: . Book a Call . Join the Community . Become an Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

132. Ready to Build Wealth? 4 Ways to Stop Struggling Financially.

2025-06-0336:36

Hey Mama, Are you struggling financially? Do you dream of a day where you are financially stable so you can start building wealth instead of losing it? Then this is the episode for you! Today I am sharing 4 ways you can stop struggling financially and start building wealth. So go cuddle up with a nice warm drink, get comfy with them babies and open your heart to God as we head into today’s episode. Much Love Molly P.S. I am offering free Budget Audits to help you learn what it takes to fix your finances. Go to calendly.com/mollybenell and book your call today. . . . Next Steps: . Book your free Budget Audit . Join The One Income Family Community . Become a One Income Family Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com . Resources: 89. Release the Pressure to Make More Money by Achieving Abundance God’s Way: 5 Bible Verses to Apply to Your Budget. 113. Is Budgeting Hard? 3 Steps to a Simple Budget. 116. My Top 3 Budgeting Systems to Live Stress Free on One Income. 119. Looking for Consistency? My Method to Quit Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Afford Food and Bills at the Same Time.

131. The #1 Thing You Must Have to Make It on One Income.

2025-05-2722:28

Hey Mama, Do you ever wonder how you are supposed to make it on one income? Your bills might be paid and you have food on the table, but that’s simply just surviving. I want more for you, you want more for you and your family and it is possible no matter how much income you bring in. So today, I am going to share with you 5 ways a budget can give you the life you are dreaming of. So go cuddle up with a nice warm drink, get comfy with them babies and open your heart to God as we head into today’s episode. Much Love Molly P.S. I am offering free Budget Audits to help you learn what it takes to fix your finances. Go to calendly.com/mollybenell and book your call today. . . . Next Steps: . Book your free Budget Audit . Join The One Income Family Community . Become a One Income Family Insider . Questions? Email me at mollybenell@gmail.com

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Jodie Templeton-Rickerl

I love listening to your podcasts! You're family oriented, God driven, knowledgeable, and so much more! It's like your speaking to me directly in every single podcast. I love that your "real"! It takes courage to be so open and honest with complete strangers. Keep doing what your doing because you truly are making a difference! Thanks for all the great advice! I'm going to put it to good use!

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Budgeting With Confidence | God-Led Budgeting, How to Stick to Your Budget for Moms, Save Money, Manage Money, Money Habits and Routines, Money Mindset