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445 Budget Like a Boss: The Most Useful Guess You’ll Ever Make

445 Budget Like a Boss: The Most Useful Guess You’ll Ever Make

Update: 2025-09-22
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Think budgeting is boring or intimidating? Think again! Numbers don’t have to scare you—they can actually be your secret weapon for running a thriving childcare program. In this episode, I sit down with Kelly Mathews, Director of Family Childcare Strategy and Advancement at Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, to spill the real tea on making your budget work for YOU.

We’re breaking down how to turn budgeting from a dreaded chore into your ultimate leadership tool—think value-based budgeting that boosts enrollment, balancing multiple funding streams without the headache, planning big projects without draining your daily funds, and building financial resilience that keeps your program thriving for years to come.

If numbers have ever made your head spin, this episode will help you see your budget in a whole new way—as your roadmap to sustainability, growth, and real impact. Let’s make those numbers work as hard as you do!

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445 Budget Like a Boss: The Most Useful Guess You’ll Ever Make

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