Basic Budgeting (Online)

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This workshop explores the pitfalls of managing money both as individual practitioners and as organisers or small organisations. We will interrogate the different barriers to financial literacy and learn to use essential financial tools – budget and cashflow forecasts – as a practice of agency and political expression

Grounded in solidarity economies and cooperative models of resource-sharing, this workshop actively opposes dominant capitalist mindsets; we’ll consider how all budgets reflect our values, why surplus is not always better, how we can collectivise financial decisions and resources, and what alternative systems of value we budget for (e.g time, skills, mutual aid)

No prior experience necessary! People of all levels of comfort with finances are welcome to participate. This will be especially beneficial for those with number-phobias and wounds around [not having] money.

We will learn about:
The different barriers to financial literacy
How to read and write budgets as a site for setting intentions
How to read and write a cashflow forecast – both these financial documents are often a prerequisite to accessing funding