Building Capacity & Friendship with the Budget Besties — Shana & Vanessa
This episode is a FIRST for startup stories, a DOUBLE interview!!!! AND it's two women in business together. Best friends first who became business partners later. My whole heart right here ladies!
Shana & Vanessa met through their kids (boys). They both knew they had an entrepreneurial spirit and tried different things but it was David Ramsey's program that they realized they could and wanted to do business together.
What I really take away from episode though, is CAPACITY. Their product - The Simplified Budget System - demonstrates capacity. How much debt can you pay while covering the mortgage and volleyball fees?
Their business demonstrates their capacity - family + faith first, working 9 am to 3 pm at 4 days a week means they have built what they want to handle and what they can handle.
They were HUMBLED at first, when the kids were younger (college age now and 6 years in business). They were trying to do and be too many things. Through those lessons, they let go, got focused and are now in their flow zone of genius. It's obvious how much they love their work, and the impact it makes in people's lives.
It's also obvious how running a business with your best friend is amazing, helpful and MORE FUN. Shana and Vanessa are a beautiful example of what can happens when friendship, purpose, and business collide—in the best possible way. 💕
They didn’t set out to build an empire (though they are doing just fine). They set out to build capacity—space for their dreams, for their families, and for other women to breathe easier around money.
Together they brought those values into they financial systems. Simplicity, presence, and peace.
In this conversation, we go beyond money talk. We explore what it means to grow a business that fits within your capacity, how to make peace with “enough,” and the beauty of building alongside someone who truly gets you. Shana and Vanessa’s partnership is proof that collaboration, when rooted in friendship and faith, can be one of the most sustainable business models there is.
✨ Expect laughter, honesty, and wisdom on building from the heart—at a pace that honours your life.
Follow them at:
www.facebook.com/MyBudgetBesties/
https://budgetbesties.com/ (Grab their workshop, they are funny and practical!)
