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Personal finance, one decision at a time
Small decisions.
Different future.
Plain-language videos on investing, your paycheck and housing. Each one comes with a free tool, so you can try the numbers with your own situation.
Free tools. No account needed. Meet your pixel guide ↗
Perspective 01 / TimeTry the slider
What can a little, often, become?
$304,993
Illustrative value after 30 years, starting today
TodayYear 15Year 30
Start todayStart later
$102,475 less at year 30. Later start: $202,518.
Example: $250/month, 7% annual rate compounded monthly, deposits at month-end. No fees, taxes or inflation. An illustration, not a forecast.
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Topics
Pick what you are deciding
Each topic pairs the videos with the tools that test the same idea.
01
Investing
Why starting beats waiting, and why compounding asks for patience.
02
Your paycheck
What each dollar should do first, and the buffer that keeps a surprise small.
03
Housing
Renting or buying, and what a home really costs over the years.
04
Protecting your money
Spot a bad pitch early, and catch the habits that hold you back.
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Your money, made visible
Start with a question.
Leave with some clarity.
Eight tools to explore the decisions
that compound over time.
Where do you stand?
See your money across four dimensions. Find the area that needs your attention first.
Get your Financial Health Score ↗A plan before it disappears.
Explore where each paycheck goes, from the money you live on to the money for your future.
Open the Paycheck Splitter ↗Time has a price.
Compare starting now with starting later using your own assumptions.
Explore the Waiting Tax ↗Still paying. Still using?
Review your recurring costs and see what each choice adds up to over a year.
Audit your subscriptions ↗Before you say yes.
Test a financial opportunity against ten common warning signs.
Check the red flags ↗Compound Interest ↗Build a growth scenario with your numbers.Slow Collapse Diagnostic ↗Explore nine forces that can hold you back.Survivor Lab ↗A season-long exercise in decision-making.
Good frameworks stay useful
long after the video ends.
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A little progress, a different perspective
Meet Scout.
Your next quest starts here.
Explore an idea, try it with your numbers, and choose a small action. Your pixel companion grows with the steps you complete.
Mission 01 / Find your footing
0 of 4 completeChoose your order. Every tool stays available.
Take a look at where you stand
Complete the Financial Health Score and read the area it highlights.
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Give your next paycheck a plan
Try a scenario in the Paycheck Splitter. Read where your future money goes first.
+50 XP · You confirm completion
Make one next step concrete
Write down one action and when you want to take it. Keep the note wherever works for you.
+25 XP · You confirm completion
Progress lasts for this visit only. Tool links open a new tab so you can come back here. Reloading starts a fresh visit.
A little detour after dark
Take Scout around the harbour, discover lights in the grass and bring the arcade back to life.
A separate adventure with its own visit-only progress. Your mission here stays open.