My March Money Review + Q1 Reset (Preparing for a Spendy Spring)

I’m walking through my full March money review, plus a deeper Q1 financial reset. In this video, I break down exactly how I track my spending, evaluate my habits, and adjust my budget for the month ahead. March was an expensive month with travel, weddings, and other costs all hitting at once, so I’m sharing how I think through higher spending seasons without falling off track. We also zoom out and look at Q1 as a whole, including income trends, spending patterns, and what needs to change going into Q2. What we cover: 👉🏻 My exact monthly money review process 👉🏻 March spending breakdown (what actually drove it up) 👉🏻 Q1 financial trends and takeaways 👉🏻 Adjusting my April budget 👉🏻 How I stay consistent with saving and investing Subscribe to Beyond Your Budget: https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/ Personal Finance Starter Kit: https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/... BREAK YOUR BUDGET RESOURCES: 💸 Personal Finance Dashboard: https://breakyourbudget.com/personal-... 💸 Basic Budgeting Template: https://breakyourbudget.com/basic-bud... 💸 FI/RE Template: https://breakyourbudget.com/fire-temp... 💸 RENT VS. BUY CALCULATOR https://breakyourbudget.com/rent-vs-b... 💳 Tools + Cards I Use: Rakuten Cash Back: https://shorturl.at/w0PcH SoFi HYSA: https://secure.money.com/pr/pa5344bfc4f2 AmEx Platinum: https://tinyurl.com/2zx4vura Bilt Rewards: https://tinyurl.com/4kd8s33a Blue Cash Everyday: https://tinyurl.com/yrcbr2ac All Other Resources: https://breakyourbudget.com/links 👩🏼‍💻 Inquiries: [email protected] 📸 Instagram:   / breakyourbudget   📲 Tiktok:   / breakyourbudget   📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠  / michela_alloccaa   💸 My ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/shop/michelaallocca TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – March recap + why this month was expensive 01:00 – My 3-step monthly money review system 02:45 – Tools I use to track everything 04:30 – Step 1: Updating income, expenses, and net worth 06:15 – Step 2: March spending breakdown (what actually happened) 10:30 – Weddings, travel, and why spending spiked 17:00 – Q1 review: trends, habits, and surprises 23:00 – Income + business reflections (what’s shifting) 26:00 – Systems check: what’s working vs not 30:00 – Planning April + budgeting for a big move