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Money Academy

Practical lessons for smarter financial decisions.

120 practical lessons

Money Academy.

Plain-language guides with concrete next steps—not filler written only to increase page count.

Budgeting

Build A First Budget

A practical guide to help you build a first budget with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Use A Zero-Based Budget

A practical guide to help you use a zero-based budget with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Plan Irregular Expenses

A practical guide to help you plan irregular expenses with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Reduce Recurring Bills

A practical guide to help you reduce recurring bills with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Run A Weekly Money Check-In

A practical guide to help you run a weekly money check-in with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Budget On Variable Income

A practical guide to help you budget on variable income with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Share A Household Budget

A practical guide to help you share a household budget with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Recover After Overspending

A practical guide to help you recover after overspending with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Prepare A Bare-Bones Budget

A practical guide to help you prepare a bare-bones budget with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Budgeting

Review Annual Spending

A practical guide to help you review annual spending with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Choose Snowball Or Avalanche

A practical guide to help you choose snowball or avalanche with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Make A Payoff Plan

A practical guide to help you make a payoff plan with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Handle High-Interest Cards

A practical guide to help you handle high-interest cards with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Compare Consolidation Offers

A practical guide to help you compare consolidation offers with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Avoid Minimum-Payment Traps

A practical guide to help you avoid minimum-payment traps with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Organize Multiple Debts

A practical guide to help you organize multiple debts with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Talk To Creditors

A practical guide to help you talk to creditors with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Protect Emergency Savings While Repaying Debt

A practical guide to help you protect emergency savings while repaying debt with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Measure Payoff Progress

A practical guide to help you measure payoff progress with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Debt

Prepare For A Debt-Free Month

A practical guide to help you prepare for a debt-free month with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Read A Credit Report

A practical guide to help you read a credit report with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Understand Utilization

A practical guide to help you understand utilization with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Dispute An Error

A practical guide to help you dispute an error with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Build Credit From Scratch

A practical guide to help you build credit from scratch with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Manage Old Accounts

A practical guide to help you manage old accounts with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Prepare For A Mortgage Application

A practical guide to help you prepare for a mortgage application with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Avoid Credit-Repair Scams

A practical guide to help you avoid credit-repair scams with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Recover From Missed Payments

A practical guide to help you recover from missed payments with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Compare Secured Cards

A practical guide to help you compare secured cards with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Credit

Freeze Your Credit

A practical guide to help you freeze your credit with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Build An Emergency Fund

A practical guide to help you build an emergency fund with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Create Sinking Funds

A practical guide to help you create sinking funds with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Automate Savings

A practical guide to help you automate savings with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Save For A Down Payment

A practical guide to help you save for a down payment with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Set A Realistic Savings Goal

A practical guide to help you set a realistic savings goal with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Handle A Windfall

A practical guide to help you handle a windfall with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Save On A Low Income

A practical guide to help you save on a low income with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Choose Where To Hold Cash

A practical guide to help you choose where to hold cash with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Run A No-Spend Reset

A practical guide to help you run a no-spend reset with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Saving

Keep Motivation

A practical guide to help you keep motivation with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Start Investing Simply

A practical guide to help you start investing simply with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Understand Diversification

A practical guide to help you understand diversification with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Compare Fund Fees

A practical guide to help you compare fund fees with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Choose An Asset Allocation

A practical guide to help you choose an asset allocation with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Manage Market Volatility

A practical guide to help you manage market volatility with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Rebalance A Portfolio

A practical guide to help you rebalance a portfolio with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Understand Dividends

A practical guide to help you understand dividends with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Avoid Investment Scams

A practical guide to help you avoid investment scams with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Invest After Paying Debt

A practical guide to help you invest after paying debt with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Investing

Write An Investment Policy

A practical guide to help you write an investment policy with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Estimate Retirement Spending

A practical guide to help you estimate retirement spending with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Understand 401(K) Matching

A practical guide to help you understand 401(k) matching with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Compare Traditional And Roth Accounts

A practical guide to help you compare traditional and Roth accounts with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Increase Contributions Gradually

A practical guide to help you increase contributions gradually with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Plan Catch-Up Contributions

A practical guide to help you plan catch-up contributions with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Estimate An Income Gap

A practical guide to help you estimate an income gap with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Review Beneficiaries

A practical guide to help you review beneficiaries with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Prepare Five Years Before Retirement

A practical guide to help you prepare five years before retirement with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Understand Withdrawal Rates

A practical guide to help you understand withdrawal rates with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Retirement

Create A Retirement Checklist

A practical guide to help you create a retirement checklist with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Estimate Affordability

A practical guide to help you estimate affordability with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Prepare A Down Payment

A practical guide to help you prepare a down payment with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Compare Mortgage Quotes

A practical guide to help you compare mortgage quotes with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Understand Closing Costs

A practical guide to help you understand closing costs with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Budget For Maintenance

A practical guide to help you budget for maintenance with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Review Property Taxes

A practical guide to help you review property taxes with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Decide Whether To Rent Or Buy

A practical guide to help you decide whether to rent or buy with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Prepare Documents For A Lender

A practical guide to help you prepare documents for a lender with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Avoid House-Poor Finances

A practical guide to help you avoid house-poor finances with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Home Buying

Plan The First Year Of Ownership

A practical guide to help you plan the first year of ownership with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Organize Tax Records

A practical guide to help you organize tax records with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Set Aside Self-Employment Tax

A practical guide to help you set aside self-employment tax with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Understand Estimated Payments

A practical guide to help you understand estimated payments with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Track Deductible Expenses

A practical guide to help you track deductible expenses with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Prepare For Filing Season

A practical guide to help you prepare for filing season with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Avoid Tax Scams

A practical guide to help you avoid tax scams with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Handle A Tax Refund

A practical guide to help you handle a tax refund with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Choose Bookkeeping Categories

A practical guide to help you choose bookkeeping categories with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Keep Business And Personal Spending Separate

A practical guide to help you keep business and personal spending separate with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Taxes

Know When To Seek Professional Help

A practical guide to help you know when to seek professional help with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Review Insurance Annually

A practical guide to help you review insurance annually with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Build A Home Inventory

A practical guide to help you build a home inventory with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Understand Deductibles

A practical guide to help you understand deductibles with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Compare Term Life Policies

A practical guide to help you compare term life policies with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Estimate Disability Coverage Needs

A practical guide to help you estimate disability coverage needs with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Avoid Duplicate Coverage

A practical guide to help you avoid duplicate coverage with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Prepare A Claim File

A practical guide to help you prepare a claim file with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Choose An Emergency Contact

A practical guide to help you choose an emergency contact with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Organize Policy Documents

A practical guide to help you organize policy documents with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Insurance

Review Beneficiaries

A practical guide to help you review beneficiaries with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Negotiate A Raise

A practical guide to help you negotiate a raise with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Calculate An Hourly Rate

A practical guide to help you calculate an hourly rate with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Compare Job Offers

A practical guide to help you compare job offers with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Plan Overtime Income

A practical guide to help you plan overtime income with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Stabilize Variable Income

A practical guide to help you stabilize variable income with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Create Multiple Income Streams

A practical guide to help you create multiple income streams with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Price Freelance Work

A practical guide to help you price freelance work with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Track Side Income

A practical guide to help you track side income with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Prepare For A Career Change

A practical guide to help you prepare for a career change with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Income

Use Bonuses Intentionally

A practical guide to help you use bonuses intentionally with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Validate An Idea Cheaply

A practical guide to help you validate an idea cheaply with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Calculate Real Profit

A practical guide to help you calculate real profit with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Price A Service

A practical guide to help you price a service with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Find A First Customer

A practical guide to help you find a first customer with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Avoid Gig-Work Scams

A practical guide to help you avoid gig-work scams with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Track Mileage And Expenses

A practical guide to help you track mileage and expenses with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Decide When To Quit

A practical guide to help you decide when to quit with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Turn A Skill Into An Offer

A practical guide to help you turn a skill into an offer with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Build A Simple Portfolio

A practical guide to help you build a simple portfolio with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Side Hustles

Protect Your Main Job

A practical guide to help you protect your main job with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Calculate Break-Even

A practical guide to help you calculate break-even with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Manage Cash Flow

A practical guide to help you manage cash flow with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Set Prices

A practical guide to help you set prices with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Build A Tax Reserve

A practical guide to help you build a tax reserve with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Track Customer Acquisition Cost

A practical guide to help you track customer acquisition cost with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Create A Simple Forecast

A practical guide to help you create a simple forecast with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Separate Business Finances

A practical guide to help you separate business finances with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Choose Useful Software

A practical guide to help you choose useful software with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Plan Inventory Purchases

A practical guide to help you plan inventory purchases with clear steps, checks and next actions.

Small Business

Review Monthly Performance

A practical guide to help you review monthly performance with clear steps, checks and next actions.