We Started With A Simple Idea
Back in 2018, we noticed something that kept coming up. People wanted to manage their money better, but every system felt complicated. Too many categories. Too much tracking. We thought — what if budgeting could just focus on the week ahead?
How We Got Here
Seven years feels like a long time, but honestly, it went fast. We learned a lot along the way and met some incredible people who shaped what lorqenavixi became.
The Kitchen Table Start
Three of us sat down with notebooks and started sketching out what a weekly budget tool might look like. No fancy office. Just coffee and conversations about what actually matters when you're trying to save money.
First 500 Users
We launched our beta in March 2020 — timing could've been better! But people needed financial clarity more than ever. The feedback we got those first few months completely reshaped how we thought about teaching budgeting.
Opening The Perth Office
We'd been remote since day one, but wanted a space where our team could actually meet. Found a small office in Perth where we could host workshops and connect with our Western Australian community face-to-face.
Reaching 15,000 Active Users
This milestone meant a lot. Not because of the number itself, but because we'd stayed true to the original idea — keep it simple, focus on the week, don't overcomplicate things. And it was working for real people.
What Comes Next
We're building new tools for couples managing shared expenses and parents teaching kids about money. The core approach stays the same, but we're finding new ways to make weekly budgeting work for different life situations.
Different People, Different Paths
What surprised us most over the years? Weekly budgeting works for such different types of people. Here are three stories from folks who found their own way with our approach.
Teacher Managing Term-Time Income
Charlotte teaches high school in Brisbane. With income that flows differently during school holidays, she needed a way to smooth out her spending. Weekly planning gave her a rhythm that worked with her teaching schedule rather than against it.
Cafe Owner Tracking Variable Cash Flow
Marcus runs a cafe in Adelaide where some weeks are busy and others are quiet. Monthly budgets never made sense for his business. Breaking it down by week helped him see patterns he'd missed for years and plan his personal expenses around actual takings.
Graduate Building First Emergency Fund
Priya started her first job in Melbourne in 2024. Never had to budget before and found the whole concept intimidating. Weekly chunks felt manageable — she could see progress each Friday and that kept her going until she'd saved three months of expenses.
Four Things We've Learned
After working with thousands of people on their budgets, a few patterns keep showing up. These aren't rules — just observations that might help.
Start With Just Two Numbers
What comes in this week? What needs to go out? Everything else is detail you can add later. Most people quit because they try tracking too much at once.
Friday Works Better Than Monday
Plan your week on Friday afternoon instead of Monday morning. You'll make better decisions when you're wrapping up the week than when you're rushing into it.
Buffer Weeks Matter More Than You Think
Every few weeks, have a buffer week where you try not to spend anything extra. Gives you breathing room and makes the regular weeks less stressful.
Your System Will Change
What works in January might not work in July. Life changes. Your budget approach should change too. That's normal — not a sign you're doing it wrong.
Felicity Brennan
Customer Support LeadFelicity joined us in early 2021 when we had about 2,000 users. She'd been working in banking before and was tired of selling products people didn't really need.
She answers most of the questions that come through help@lorqenavixi.com and runs our monthly budget workshops in Mandurah. The workshops started because she kept seeing the same questions come up and figured it'd be easier to answer them all at once.
Her background in traditional banking actually helps. She knows what confused her about conventional financial advice, so she's good at explaining things differently.