Teaching Real Skills for Real Life

We started EvolveUpStart because too many people feel lost when bills arrive or savings goals feel impossible. Budget literacy isn't about complex formulas or fancy spreadsheets. It's about understanding where your money goes and making choices that actually work for your life.

Since 2022, we've been working with people across Thailand who want to take control of their finances without feeling overwhelmed. Our approach is simple: practical guidance, honest conversations, and support that lasts beyond the first lesson.

Budget planning session with clear financial documents and laptop

Instructor reviewing budget fundamentals with student materials

Close-up of budget tracking methods and planning tools

What Drives Us

Building Confidence Through Understanding

Money stress doesn't come from not earning enough. Most of the time, it comes from not knowing where it all goes. We've seen people earning decent salaries still struggling at month's end, and others with modest incomes managing comfortably.

The difference? They learned to track, plan, and adjust without making it complicated.

Our programs focus on building habits that stick. We don't promise overnight transformations or perfect budgets. Instead, we teach the kind of practical skills that make daily financial decisions easier. The kind where you can say yes to opportunities because you've planned for them.

We work with individuals, couples, and young professionals throughout Thailand. Our teaching approach adapts to local living costs, cultural expectations around family support, and the reality of managing both traditional and digital payment methods. Every lesson connects to actual situations our students face.

Meet Your Instructor

Real experience teaching real people. No corporate jargon, just honest guidance from someone who's been helping others figure this stuff out for years.

Background

From Corporate Finance to Teaching What Matters

I spent eight years working in corporate accounting before realizing that most financial advice skips the basics people actually need. Complex investment strategies don't help when you're trying to figure out if you can afford a weekend trip.

In 2021, I started teaching budget fundamentals to friends and colleagues who kept asking for help. What began as informal coffee chats turned into structured lessons when I saw how much stress lifted once people understood their cash flow.

Teaching Philosophy

Breaking Down Barriers, Building Confidence

My approach is straightforward: start where you are, not where you think you should be. We look at your actual spending patterns, identify what's working and what isn't, then build a system that fits your life. Not someone else's ideal budget.

Students often arrive feeling embarrassed about their financial situation. But within a few sessions, they're making decisions with confidence because they finally understand the numbers. That shift is what I work for.

"The best budget isn't the most perfect one. It's the one you'll actually follow next month, and the month after that."

Current Focus

Programs Starting September 2025

We're preparing intensive workshops for autumn 2025, designed for working professionals who need practical skills without taking weeks off. Small group sessions mean everyone gets individual attention and real feedback on their progress.

Our next cohort opens for registration in July 2025. Classes will cover budget creation, expense tracking, debt management approaches, and building emergency funds that actually make sense for your situation.