The Blueprint
A guided financial curriculum. 50 lessons across 7 sections, built to be worked through in order rather than browsed at random.
Your Investing Roadmap
The order to put money to work. This is the part most people have never seen laid out.
- 01
Build a starter emergency fund
Give yourself some breathing room first.
- 02
Employer match
If your job offers free money, take it.
- 03
HSA
The triple-tax-advantaged account — if you're eligible.
- 04
Roth IRA
Pay the tax now. Let the future growth be tax-free.
- 05
Increase your workplace plan
Now go back for more.
- 06
Self-employed retirement
When you're the boss, you get another set of options.
- 07
Brokerage
No retirement rules. No contribution limits. Maximum flexibility.
Everything covered
Money 101
The shit nobody taught you about how money actually works.
How Money Actually Works · Financial Vocabulary · Cash Flow · Net Worth · Inflation · Compound Growth
Get It Together
Get your financial house in order before you try to get fancy.
Emergency Funds · Sinking Funds · High-Yield Savings · Debt · Credit · Insurance
Investing 101
Learn what the hell you're actually investing in.
Account vs. Investment · What Investing Actually Is · Stocks · Bonds · Mutual Funds · ETFs · Index Funds · The S&P 500 · Risk + Return · Diversification · Asset Allocation · Dollar-Cost Averaging · Market Volatility
Future You
Future you is expensive. Start funding her now.
Retirement Taxes, Finally Explained · Employer Match · 401(k) · Roth IRA · Traditional IRA · HSA · 403(b) · 457(b) · Solo 401(k) or SEP IRA? · Rollovers · Backdoor Roth
Brokerage
Invest beyond the retirement-account rules.
Brokerage Account · How It Differs From Retirement Accounts · Capital Gains · Dividends
Real Estate
Own some shit — and understand the math behind it.
Home Equity · Mortgage Basics · Interest · Leverage · Investment Property
Build Wealth
Making money is one thing. Building wealth is another.
Income Growth · Multiple Income Streams · Assets vs Liabilities · Lifestyle Inflation · FI/RE and the 4% Rule