# Cal Budget Services > Official Cal Budget Services business agent. Cal Budget Services Inc. in San Diego provides Californians with personal and business insurance, DMV auto… ## Ask it a question Cal Budget Services answers for itself at https://api.hailera.com/mcp/calbudgetservice. A client that speaks MCP can connect to that address; the tool is ask_calbudgetservice and the protocol is 2026-07-28. Where this file and the agent disagree, the agent is current. ## About Cal Budget Services "At Cal Budget Services Inc., we offer affordable services for hard working Californians. We are located in San Diego, CA." It lists four short attributes with no further detail: Professional Advice, Great Support, Fully Independent, and Transparant (the site's own spelling). The about page title names Shahin Setayeshgar as the founder of Cal Budget Services, and the insurance pages refer to "Shahin and her staff." No other staff are named and no headcount is published. The homepage displays "25+ Years of Experience" and "2001 Established." The site footer, on every page, reads: "Licensed and Certified by State of California. License #0H51028." That licence number is the only registration or licence number published on the site, and the site does not say which state body issued it beyond "State of California." On tax work, the services page carries the line "We file your income tax returns, answer questions, and help solve your tax problems. 'Authorized E-File Provider'." That is everything the site publishes about tax preparation. No CTEC registration number is published anywhere on the site, and no Enrolled Agent, CPA or PTIN credential is published either. Anyone who needs to confirm a tax preparer registration should ask the office directly at 858-278-0300, because the website does not carry it. The site publishes no refund figures, no refund or filing timelines, no audit or IRS outcome claims, and nothing about ITIN or immigration matters. Source: https://calbudgetservice.com/about/ ## What Cal Budget Services does Alongside insurance, Cal Budget Services Inc. offers three office services in San Diego, CA. the site says "We offer onsite notary public services in San Diego, CA. Our rate is $15 per signature authorized by State of California." That $15 per signature figure is the only rate, price or fee published anywhere on the website. the site says "We have the latest model of Live Scan equipment to transfer your fingerprint images to DOJ and FBI to receive the results fast." No LiveScan rolling fee, no agency or DOJ fee, and no turnaround time in days or hours is published; "fast" is the site's own wording and is not a stated timeframe. The applicant's requesting agency, ORI number and required forms are not discussed on the site. the homepage says "We can register your automobile here. Call for more details or stop by our office." No registration cost, service fee or processing time is published, and the site does not say which registration transaction types are handled. All three services are provided at the office at 5935 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92111. To book, schedule an appointment or ask what to bring, the site directs customers to call 858-278-0300 or stop by during opening hours. Note that on the services page the DMV Auto Registration heading sits above text about filing income tax returns, so the site's own wording there is inconsistent; the homepage version above is the one that describes vehicle registration. Cal Budget Services Inc. is a San Diego, CA business that describes itself as "San Diego's Leader in Affordable Services for Hard Working Californians." The site says the company takes pride in taking personal care of clients' Home and Auto Insurance, Surety Bonds, DMV Auto Registration, Livescan Fingerprinting, and Notary Public Services. So the services on offer fall into two groups: insurance products sold as a broker, and walk-in office services such as notary, fingerprinting and vehicle registration. On the insurance side the site lists Auto Insurance, Home Insurance, Motorcycle Insurance, Business Insurance and Life Insurance, and says "We can help with all your California insurance needs: Home, Auto, Life, Business and more." The services page also carries a line reading "We file your income tax returns, answer questions, and help solve your tax problems. 'Authorized E-File Provider'." The office address is 5935 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92111, in what the site calls the Balboa Mesa Shopping Center. The phone number published for all services, including quotes and appointments, is 858-278-0300. The homepage displays "25+ Years of Experience" and "2001 Established." The website does not publish a price list, cost table or fee schedule for insurance, and apart from one notary rate it does not publish rates for any service. There is no published Spanish-language version of the site and no statement that staff speak Spanish; all published pages are in English. Anyone wanting prices, quotes or a booking is directed to call the office or use the contact form. Source: https://calbudgetservice.com/services/ ## Where Cal Budget Services works Lists Frederick, Mesa, San Diego, and Issaquah as a location. Names California and San Diego as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published. ## Prices Only one price is published anywhere on the Cal Budget Services Inc. website. The notary page states: "Our rate is $15 per signature authorized by State of California." That is the full extent of published pricing. Nothing else on the site carries a price, cost, rate, fee or estimate. There is no premium figure for auto, home, motorcycle, business or life insurance. There is no LiveScan fingerprinting fee, no DMV auto registration fee, no surety bond cost, and no fee for income tax return preparation. There is no published discount, package or minimum charge, and no published payment methods or financing. The site's published route to pricing is a quote. A "Get A Quote" button appears on every page, and the insurance pages say Shahin and her staff will help get the best rates by calling or emailing. The contact page states that anyone who has questions, would like a quote, or wants to schedule an appointment can call 858-278-0300 or fill out the contact form. Quotes are therefore given individually and are not shown on the website. Because no fees other than the $15 notary rate are published, any figure for insurance premiums, fingerprinting, registration or tax work has to come from the office directly. The site does not state how long a quote is valid, whether a quote is free, or what information a customer needs to supply to get one. Source: https://calbudgetservice.com/services/notary-public-services/ ## Accreditation and credentials Cal Budget Services Inc. sells five insurance lines from its San Diego office, and every one of them is quoted rather than priced on the website. the site says the company offers affordable auto insurance in San Diego and throughout California and works with "over 15 insurance Companies in California." Options listed are liability, comprehensive, collision, rental, rideshare and SR-22. The auto insurance page states the office accepts "USA driver's license, international licenses, Matricular, and USA ID cards." the site describes protecting a home from events such as hazard, water leakage and personal property damage, and lists home, condo, rental, landlord and umbrella insurance. offered for on road and off road activities, with what the site calls "5 major insurance companies." the site lists commercial insurance, business insurance and workers compensation insurance for businesses that are starting, growing or maturing. the site says the company can find affordable rates for life and retirement plans. No premium, price, cost or rate figure is published for any insurance line, and no carrier is named. The pages say Shahin and her staff will help get rates by phone or email, so the published route to a quote or an estimate is to call 858-278-0300 or use the contact form. Coverage terms, eligibility and what any particular carrier will accept are not published on the site. Source: https://calbudgetservice.com/insurance/auto-insurance/ ## Hours and contact Cal Budget Services Inc. works from a single published location. The address is 5935 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92111, which the homepage places in the Balboa Mesa Shopping Center. This is the only address published on the site; no branch offices and no other service areas are listed. The service area language used is San Diego and, for insurance, "throughout California" and "all your California insurance needs." No list of neighbourhoods, cities or ZIP codes served is published. Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm, and Sunday closed. The site footer repeats these as "10 AM - 6 PM , Monday - Friday" and "10 AM - 4 PM , Saturday." The phone number is 858-278-0300 and the fax number is 858-278-0333. No email address is published on the contact page; instead there is a contact form asking for name, email, phone and a questions or message field. The contact page says: "If you have any questions, or would like a quote, or to schedule an appointment, you can call us at 858-278-0300 or fill out the form on this page." So calling or submitting the form are the two published ways to book, schedule or get in touch. There is no online booking calendar and no published response time for form submissions. All published pages are in English only; the site does not state that any other language is spoken at the office. Source: https://calbudgetservice.com/contact/ ## What Cal Budget Services has not published yet These are things people ask Cal Budget Services that its published information does not yet cover. - prices - fees and tax refund amounts - insurance coverage decisions or approvals - availability or appointment times - guaranteed outcomes or timelines - legal or tax advice beyond what is published - contract terms or fine print - discounts or special offers Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess. ## Where this comes from https://calbudgetservice.com