That “why” gives purpose and a willingness to take on the unpredictable, and a little more irregularity in our day-to-day. It has always been a responsibility to deliver them with budgeting resources that uplift, inspire, and support them no matter their current priorities. While daily changes make it challenging ever to feel ahead of a to-do list, it has also brought us even closer to our customers because, in so many ways, we’re all adjusting and learning together.įirst and foremost, we’re here to serve our community. Multiple times this year, we have had to shift content plans and go back to the drawing board so that we are delivering relevant and helpful information to our community. To accept change and pivot quickly as the world and the needs of our customers evolve almost daily. Jesse Mecham: This year, we’ve learned to be flexible and agile. Did you have to make Difficult Choices, and what are the Lessons Learned? Giving grace and genuine support is always necessary, but we’ve found that to ring true more than ever as we focused on putting that core belief into continued and concentrated practice. It’s essential to be flexible and show understanding that our team is facing a new reality.
We want our team always to know they are not alone, and that we are navigating these changes together.
Many of our team members have children and suddenly faced balancing workloads with full houses and new homeschooling expectations. (Way before everyone else was doing it.) We were lucky there was not a learning curve when it came to implementing work from home policies – our team is well-adept at that! What was an adjustment for many, however, was adding increased personal and family obligations to their everyday routines. Jesse Mecham: With employees living and working worldwide, You Need A Budget has been a remote company since the beginning. How the Coronavirus Pandemic affects your Business, and how are you coping? Regarding our design, updates, and education, we always go back to our customers, as they inspire our next innovations. We spend everyday talking to them, learning from them, and obsess over creating a budgeting platform that quite simply is the best solution to meet their needs – no matter what those needs are. We listen carefully to our customers and community, as they are our number one focus and priority. Jesse Mecham: The number one way we innovate at You Need A Budget is by listening. We hear reports every day of lives being changed: debt paid off, marriages saved, opportunities seized, stress eliminated, and sleep rediscovered! When you gain control of your money, you gain control of your life, and it feels great.
We are building the best budgeting software out there. Today, You Need A Budget is driven by a growing and passionate team. So, in an attempt to make an additional $300/month to cover rent, I sold the spreadsheet online, and in September 2004, You Need A Budget was born. Living this way, and seeing how absolutely invaluable the Four Rules were, we wanted to spread the word.
Like many experienced, the year has brought daily pivots and a total (and sometimes uncomfortable) change in pace and routine. This meant that we had a full house with seven children (plus myself and my wife, Julie) all at home. My family was already hunkered down when stay-at-home orders were put into place as we had welcomed a new baby at the beginning of the year. This coincidentally is a budgeting lesson we teach at You Need A Budget, which has also lent well to navigating the hurdles of 2020 (funny how these things work out). Requiring a willingness to adjust in real-time, and roll with the punches. For my family, like many others, it has brought disruption to everyday normalcy. Jesse Mecham: There is no doubt that 2020 has been a year that no one has experienced before. First of all, how are you and your family doing in these COVID19 times?