Saddle Up Life Skills

01/13/2026

A budget isn’t a cage, it's a guide.

Think of it like a sturdy fence: it keeps your resources safe while giving you room to grow.

Start January with 3 simple numbers:
✅ Money In
✅ Money Out
✅ Owner Pay

No spreadsheets. No stress. Just clarity.

Ready to set your fence? [Link to full newsletter in the comments]

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01/06/2026

End the paper chase in 30 minutes.

I ran great client books and ignored my own piles. This fixed it.

Problem: nothing has a place.

Outcome: one simple base you can keep.

My advice: one place, four folders, one rule.

The 30 minute setup is in this week’s Business Tea, link in comments.

01/01/2026

This is how we start the New Year Of The Horse 🐴🔥

12/30/2025

Q1 on one page. Stop reacting. Start directing.

Problem: calendar chaos.

Outcome: a simple quarterly plan you can use every week.

I share the setup in this week’s Business Tea (link in comments).

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas from our team to you and your families! 🎄❤️💚

12/24/2025

It’s all about the dinner 🥕🥰❤️

It came without ribbons.
It came without bows.
No matching sets.
No plaits in neat rows.

It came in the dark
when the yard lights hum,
With frozen taps stubborn
and fingers gone numb.

The mud had spread wide
like it owned the place.
The wheelbarrow sulked.
The wind hit your face.

No sparkle. No tinsel.
No festive display.
Just carrots in pockets
and nets full of hay.

He didn’t want presents
or glitter or cheer.
Just dinner on time
and his people still here.

And standing there quietly,
warm breath in the air,
You felt it arrive
without fanfare or flair

Because Christmas, it turns out,
on yards just like these,
Is routine and presence
and moments of ease.

It isn’t the ribbons.
It isn’t the flair.
It’s carrots and kindness
And hay in your hair.

12/24/2025

Turn year end from the 10 p.m. tab chase to a 60 minute handoff.

I did it with one folder and a short note.

Problem: files scattered across email, downloads, and apps

Outcome: one calm hour, one folder, clean handoff to your accountant or January you.

My advice: open a 2025 Close folder, review the big pieces, write the handoff note.

The note template & BONUS checklist are in this week’s Business Tea. Link in comments.

12/16/2025

Year end in 60 minutes.

One calm hour.

One clean folder.

Read the 60 minute plan here (link in comments).
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12/09/2025

Busy all week and still guessing.

I was there. I ran on feeling. Some weeks felt packed, then the card bill hit and a client paid late. I could not say what was working.

I changed one thing. I wrote five numbers on a sticky note and checked them every Monday. Stress eased. Decisions got simple. I knew where the money stood, what blocks were open, and who to follow up with.

Problem: guessing hides the truth.

Outcome: calm control and one clear next step each week.

My advice: build one tiny board and update it once a week. Make one move from it.

I share the exact five labels and the simple setup in this week’s Business Tea. Read the full version in comments.

12/03/2025

Small leaks are eating your month.

I patched leaks at home until the bill was bigger than a real fix. Business works the same. Old subscriptions, duplicate tools, idle ads. Alone they are tiny. Together they drain profit.

The outcome you want is calm control and more left over without more hours.

I show a quick leak check and one starter rule in this week’s Business Tea. Read it here: (Link in comments)