A working library.
Tools, references, and resources that support the work. Built to grow over time as the series grows.
The tools.
Eight calculators for the numbers that come up most often in everyday financial life. All free, no account required.
Budget Starter
A four-category monthly snapshot.
Open Wealth BuildingSavings Rate
What you are actually keeping of what you earn.
Open SecurityEmergency Fund
Target reserve size and time to reach it.
Open DebtDebt Payoff Planner
Avalanche vs snowball, up to 10 debts.
Open BorrowingMortgage Affordability
Full cost with extra payment scenarios.
Open Growing WealthCompound Growth
What disciplined contributions and time build.
Open PlanningRetirement Projection
What a portfolio becomes, and what income it supports.
Open Retirement AccountsRoth vs. Traditional
Side-by-side educational comparison.
OpenThe Budget Workbook.
The free budget calculator here covers four lines. For a full category-by-category budget with cash flow tracking, sinking funds, debt integration, and savings goal planning, the Hero's Guide Budget Workbook is the tool that goes the rest of the way.
The Hero's Guide Budget Workbook
A complete personal budgeting workbook in spreadsheet form. Built to work alongside the book.
What is coming.
The resource library will grow as the series does. Items planned for future release include additional calculators, short downloadable reference guides drawn from the book, classroom and group study materials for educators, and printable planning worksheets.
Updates on new resources arrive through the reader list.
Using the work with a group.
Teachers, school counselors, community group leaders, and nonprofit staff who want to use this material with their students or members are welcome to. If you are considering a bulk order of the book for a program, planning a speaking engagement, or looking for tailored materials for your audience, reach out through the contact page.
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