Build Financial Confidence Through Real Learning

Most financial education feels like reading a textbook. Ours doesn't. We teach through actual scenarios people face when managing money—not abstract theory you'll forget by next week.

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How We Actually Teach This Stuff

Financial security isn't about memorizing formulas. It's about understanding how money works in your actual life—and making decisions that stick.

01

Start With Your Reality

We begin by looking at where you are right now. Not some idealized version—your actual spending, your real income, the financial choices you're already making.

02

Break Down The Decisions

Every financial choice has trade-offs. We walk through them together, so you can see why certain approaches work better than others in different situations.

03

Practice Before It Matters

You'll work through scenarios that mirror real life—building a budget, handling unexpected expenses, planning for bigger purchases. Safe practice before the stakes are high.

Common Obstacles We Address

These are the actual roadblocks people hit when trying to improve their financial situation.

1

Never Seeing Where The Money Goes

You earn a decent income, but somehow there's never much left at month's end. The problem isn't your salary—it's that you've never tracked where it actually goes.

We show you simple tracking methods that take less than five minutes a day. Once you can see the patterns, adjusting becomes straightforward.

2

Budgets That Fall Apart By Week Two

You've tried budgeting before. Made a spreadsheet, set limits, felt motivated. Then life happened and the whole system collapsed.

Most budgets fail because they're too rigid. We teach flexible frameworks that account for irregular expenses and changing priorities—systems that bend instead of breaking.

3

Emergency Fund Anxiety

Everyone says you need emergency savings, but when you're living paycheck to paycheck, that advice feels insulting. How do you save when there's nothing left?

We break it down into micro-steps that work with limited cash flow. Small automatic transfers, strategic expense cuts, timing tricks—practical methods that actually fit tight budgets.

4

Paralysis From Too Many Choices

Should you pay down debt or build savings? High-interest credit card or lower-interest car loan first? The options overwhelm, so you end up doing nothing.

We provide decision frameworks based on your specific situation. No generic advice—just clear reasoning for which path makes sense for your circumstances.

What Participants Actually Say

I'd tried budgeting apps before, but they never explained why certain approaches work. This program showed me the reasoning behind financial decisions, which made everything click. Now I can adapt strategies to my own situation instead of following someone else's formula.

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Linnea Valtonen

Completed October 2024

The best part was working through realistic scenarios before facing them with actual money on the line. When my car needed unexpected repairs three months after finishing the program, I already knew exactly how to handle it without derailing my other financial goals.

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Dražen Milošević

Completed January 2025

Questions People Usually Ask

When does the next program start?

We're running cohorts in September 2025 and January 2026. Each session runs for eight weeks with one two-hour meeting per week, plus optional practice sessions.

If you need something sooner, we also offer individual sessions starting as early as June 2025. Get in touch and we can discuss what works for your schedule.

What if I'm terrible with numbers?

Most participants feel this way at the start. The math involved in personal finance is actually pretty basic—mostly addition, subtraction, and percentages you probably use when calculating tips at restaurants.

We focus on understanding concepts, not crunching complex formulas. If you can compare prices at the grocery store, you have all the math skills you'll need.

Is this just for people with debt problems?

Not at all. Participants range from recent graduates figuring out their first real paycheck to mid-career professionals who want to understand their money better. Some have debt, others just want to stop feeling anxious about finances.

The common thread is wanting to make better financial decisions—whatever that means for your particular situation.

How much time does this actually take?

During the eight-week program, plan on two hours for the weekly session plus maybe another hour for exercises. It's manageable alongside a full-time job.

After completion, the daily habits we teach take about five minutes—tracking expenses and checking your spending dashboard. Most people find this becomes automatic pretty quickly.

What's the actual cost for this program?

The eight-week group program is 0. Individual sessions are per hour if you prefer one-on-one instruction or need a more flexible schedule.

We know that's not pocket change. If cost is a barrier, reach out anyway—we occasionally have sliding-scale spots available for participants who'd benefit from the program but can't manage the full fee.