From Matilda Tree Finance
Runa: free financial literacy for Australian women navigating life transitions.
Rielle Berglund kept meeting women who were financially capable but completely unprepared. Not because they were careless. Nobody had ever taught them. So she built Runa: free, plain-English financial tools designed for exactly this stage of life.
How Runa and Matilda Tree connect
The app is the on-ramp. The broker is the next step.
Matilda Tree Finance is a mortgage broking practice. Runa is a free financial literacy app. They serve different moments in the same journey.
Runa helps you build the foundation: understanding your income, clearing debt strategically, tracking a savings goal, learning what lenders actually look for. When you're ready to apply for a home loan, Matilda Tree helps you take that step with clarity and a broker who understands your situation.
You don't need to use Matilda Tree Finance to use Runa. Runa is free and has no affiliation requirements. But if you're a Runa user thinking about buying property, Rielle is the natural next call.
What's inside Runa
Financial literacy course
A structured course that builds genuine financial understanding: income, debt, credit, and property, in plain English.
Budget tools
Track your income and spending so you know exactly where you stand before you apply for anything.
Debt calculator
Model your debt strategically. See what paying extra actually does to your timeline and total cost.
Savings tracker
Set a deposit goal and track your progress. See exactly how long it will take.
Weekly check-ins
Short prompts to keep you on track without making finance feel like a part-time job.
Community and webinars
Connect with other women in similar situations. Expert-led webinars on the topics that come up again and again.
Quick exit button
Close the app instantly without leaving a trace. Because privacy matters, especially during difficult transitions.
Who Runa is for
Runa is for any Australian woman who wants to understand her finances, especially if life has recently changed or is about to. That includes women who are:
- ·Going through separation or divorce
- ·Newly managing finances on your own
- ·Changing careers or starting a business
- ·A first home buyer who wants to understand before applying
- ·Anyone who wants financial knowledge without being talked down to
Free to access
No download. No credit card. No catch.
Runa is a Progressive Web App. Open it in your browser, use it offline, install it on your home screen. It costs nothing and always will.
Open Runa at runaapp.com.au →Ready for the next step?
When you're ready to talk home loans, Rielle is here: a mortgage broker who already understands what you've been working through.
Book a free discovery call