Practical Money Skills for Everyday Life

Choose the support that best suits the participant’s goals, confidence level and learning style.

🌿 Everyday Personal Budgeting Support

Gentle 1:1 or small group support for everyday money skills.

This can include building a simple budget, understanding spending, saving for goals, planning purchases, managing bills and making safer money decisions.

This option may suit participants who want practical support with day-to-day money confidence and independence.

🌿Introduction to Money Program

A flexible learning program for participants who are developing independence or preparing for work and adult life.

Topics can include what money is, needs and wants, spending and saving, weekly budgeting, income, bills, safe banking, avoiding scams, using MyGov and setting simple money goals.

This program is adapted to suit the participant’s pace, learning style and support needs.

🌿Micro-Business & Side-Hustle Program

A supportive pathway for participants who would like to explore a hobby, side-hustle or early micro-business idea.

This can include exploring ideas safely, understanding costs and pricing, learning about profit, simple record keeping, safe customer communication, basic payments, boundaries and small next steps.

This program is not about rushing into business. It is about building confidence, practical skills and independence in a supported way.

Support options

Possible Outcomes

The goal of The Simple Budget is to help participants build practical money skills they can use in everyday life.

Every participant is different, so outcomes will depend on their goals, learning style, confidence and support needs.

Money skills can also support everyday independence, including:

🌿using banking tasks with support
🌿organising payments and responsibilities
🌿understanding bills and essential services
🌿making decisions with more confidence
🌿practising real-life money situations
🌿building routines around money

Everyday Money Skills

Participants may build confidence with:

🌿understanding income, spending and simple budgeting
🌿making everyday purchases
🌿recognising needs and wants
🌿planning for bills and regular expenses
🌿saving for simple goals
🌿making safer spending decisions

Independence and Daily Living

Financial Safety and Awareness

Sessions can help participants learn about:

🌿recognising scams and unsafe money situations
🌿safe banking habits
🌿what to do if something goes wrong
🌿asking for help before making big money decisions
🌿understanding basic rights and responsibilities

Work and Life Readiness

For participants preparing for work, volunteering or adult life, support may include:

🌿understanding income and payslips
🌿planning spending and saving around work income
🌿building confidence in community or workplace settings
🌿learning simple money habits that support independence
🌿exploring early micro-business or side-hustle skills where suitable

NDIS Funding Suitability

This support may align with capacity building goals such as:

🌿Improved Daily Living
🌿Increased Social and Community Participation
🌿Finding and Keeping a Job
🌿Life Skills Development
🌿Independence and Decision-Making Goals

Funding suitability depends on the participant’s individual plan, goals and funding categories. Please check with your support coordinator, plan manager or NDIS contact.

Based in Logan, Queensland. Supporting Logan, Brisbane, Ipswich, Redlands, the Gold Coast and surrounding areas where available. Online support may also be available outside the local area.

Enquire about NDIS Money Skills Support

Interested in practical money skills support for yourself, a participant, your family member or your organisation?

Complete the form below and Jackie will be in touch soon to talk through what you’re looking for and whether The Simple Budget may be a good fit.

Support can be adapted to suit different goals, confidence levels, learning styles and support needs.

Not sure what option is right?

That’s completely okay. Just share a little about what you need help with, and Jackie can talk you through the options.

Prefer to talk first?

Phone: 0435 120 902
Email: jackie@thesimplebudget.com.au

NDIS Money Skills Enquiry Form

You don’t need to have all the details ready. This form is just a starting point, and Jackie can help work through the next steps with you.

Need something easy to share?

Download the NDIS Money Skills flyer for a simple overview of the practical money skills support available through The Simple Budget.

You can save it, print it, or forward it to a family member, support coordinator, plan manager or support team.

Proudly Based in Logan, Delivering Across Australia

We’re proud to serve the Logan, Brisbane, Ipswich, and Gold Coast communities — and offer online or special travel options to the rest of Australia.

Whether you’re an individual, small business owner, community group, or not-for-profit organisation, our workshops and mentoring sessions can be tailored to your needs.

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