We moved! (And Excel nearly broke me)

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The Big Changes Edition

Hey there, it's Ren here…

Can we talk about change for a hot second?

You know how some weeks feel like everything's shifting at once? Well, that's been my life lately!

Between rebranding, wrestling with Excel (spoiler alert: Excel won), and launching our very own store, I feel like I've been juggling flaming torches while riding a unicycle.

But here's the thing about change - sometimes the messiest transitions lead to the most exciting destinations.

And honestly? I'm pretty thrilled about where we're headed.

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🤔 Soo what’s the big change?

So what's been keeping me up at night lately?

Drumroll please...

We're officially Budget & Balance now!

Yep, you read that right. We've said goodbye to our old name and hello to something that better reflects what we're all about - helping you find that sweet spot between managing your money and actually enjoying your life.

You can find us at our shiny new home: budgetandbalance.co 

I know, I know. Change can be weird.

But trust me, this feels so much more "us."

💡 How It's Going (Spoiler: It's Been... Interesting)

Picture this: It's 3 AM, and I'm staring at my computer screen, trying to figure out why our Excel version looks like it was designed by someone who clearly hates spreadsheets.

My husband walks by and asks: "Still fighting with Excel?"

Instead of my usual frustrated grumble, I had this realization: "You know what? This is actually kind of exciting!"

Here's the thing about transitioning from Google Sheets to Excel - it's like moving from a cozy apartment to a mansion. Sure, the mansion has more rooms and features, but where the heck is the light switch?!

The Excel Adventure (aka Why I Now Have Gray Hair)

Let me be real with you for a second - converting our beloved Google Sheets templates to Excel has been... let's call it "a learning experience."

✅ What I've Discovered About This Massive Transition

Here's what this whole Excel journey has taught me:

Google Sheets Spoiled Me Rotten Everything just... worked. Sharing was simple, formulas behaved, and colors looked pretty. Excel? It's like learning a whole new language where semicolons matter WAY too much.

But Excel Has Some Serious Superpowers Once you figure it out (and by "figure it out" I mean "watch 47 YouTube tutorials"), Excel can do things that make Google Sheets look like a calculator app.

Our Users Deserve Choice Some of you live in Excel-land, some in Google-ville. Why should you have to move just to use our stuff?

Change Is Messy But Worth It Week 1: "This is impossible!" Week 4: "Okay, this is just really hard" Week 8: "Wait, I think I'm getting the hang of this!" Week 12: "Holy cow, look what this can do!"

🎯 The REALLY Exciting News

But here's what I'm most pumped about...

We launched our very own Shopify store!

Cue the confetti and victory dance

You can check it out at jrendigital.com 

Now, full transparency - it's not completely loaded with all our products yet (Rome wasn't built in a day, and apparently neither are online stores), but we're SO proud of what we've built so far.

Why This Is a Big Deal:

• Better Shopping Experience - No more jumping between platforms

• Faster Updates - We can add new products and features in real-time

• Store-Wide Discounts - Speaking of which... keep reading! 😉

• Everything in One Place - Your financial toolkit, all under one roof

🎯 Your Reward for Sticking With Us Through All This Change

Because you've been amazing through all these transitions, we're doing something special...

Store-wide discounts for our newsletter family! (automatically applied)

Whether you want to grab our newly Excel-ified templates (although not all of them have been converted yet - just the debt trackers so far) or check out what we've been cooking up in the store, we've got you covered.

Just shoot me a reply to this email and I'll hook you up with a discount code. Consider it our "thanks for being awesome during our messy transformation" gift.

What to Expect:

• All our greatest hits, now available in both Google Sheets AND Excel

• New products dropping regularly (we've been busy!)

• Better organization and easier browsing

• The same helpful content, just in a shinier package

Your Challenge This Week

Check out our new digs! Explore budgetandbalance.co, peek at jrendigital.com, and let me know what you think.

And seriously - reply for that discount code. We're celebrating, and you should too!

Because here's what I've learned through all this chaos: the best transformations happen when you're brave enough to improve what's already working.

To your success (and surviving major website overhauls),

Ren

P.S. If you find any broken links or weird Excel behavior, please let me know! We're still in "launch mode" which is fancy talk for "we're fixing things as we find them." 😊