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Money map

Build your foundation. Then choose: develop your investment skills, prepare for homeownership, or explore business ownership.

1. First upFinancial FoundationsStabilize · Kill Debt · Major PurchaseHide chapters

   Take command of your cash flow. Build a spending plan, establish a starter reserve, and develop a strategy for high-interest debt.

   Mission brief: this is the ground you stand on. The campaigns after it are a choice, not a script.

   Boss A surprise expense hits the plan. You decide what gives.

   1. 1. 1Starting LineRead the paycheck. Know where every dollar goes.Lesson coming

   2. The Spending Plan

      A spending plan on paper, then a starter reserve you can keep.

      1. 2Give every dollar a jobLesson coming
      2. 3Stand up a starter reserveLesson coming
   3. 1. 4Debt SlayerRank the balances. High-interest debt goes to the front of the line.Lesson coming
   4. 1. 5First CarThe true cost of a car. This decision follows you into the home campaign.Lesson coming

2. Then choose a path

   The Investor's PlaybookInvestLiveShow chapters

   Understand index funds, build an investment thesis, and put your judgment to the test through practice drills.

   You learn the instrument, write a claim, and try to break it.

   Boss A fictional claim shows up looking clean. Your job is to find the hole.

   1. 1. 6Index Funds 101How a broad index fund is built, and what that structure does not promise.Lesson coming
   2. 1. 7Spread the riskSpreading risk across holdings is part of a plan. Diversification does not promise that losses stop.Lesson coming
   3. 1. 8Build Your ThesisWrite the claim, what would have to be true, and the fact that would change your mind.Free lessonRead the lesson: Tip vs. thesis

   4. Attack Your Own Thesis

      Drills on fictional claims. Find the hole, then name one checkable fact.

      1. 9Find the hole in a fictional claimLesson coming
      2. 10Name one checkable factFree lessonRead the lesson: Pre-mortem: find the hole before the market does

3. The Homebuyer's BlueprintOwnComing laterShow chapters

   Learn how to evaluate affordability, understand financing, and navigate the homebuying process.

   A briefing on the decisions in a home purchase.

   Boss A payment, a rate, and the costs around them land on the table. You practice reading what they ask of a plan.

   1. 1. 11AffordabilityWhat a month has to cover before anyone calls the payment comfortable.Coming later
   2. 1. 12FinancingHow a loan is structured. Studying the terms is not an approval.Coming later
   3. 1. 13The ProcessThe documents in a purchase, in the order they show up.Coming later

4. The Acquisition PlaybookOwnComing laterShow chapters

   Learn how to assess a small business, understand its valuation, and work through the decisions behind an acquisition.

   A listing is a claim with a number on it. Treat the number as a claim.

   Boss One listing. You name what the figures leave out.

   1. 1. 14Read the ListingWhat a small-business listing claims, and what it skips.Coming later
   2. 1. 15Value the BusinessHow a valuation is built, and which figures can mislead.Coming later
   3. 1. 16The Deal DecisionsThe decisions inside an acquisition, one call at a time.Coming later