100% free · No signup · No upsell

Keep the 1–2% your advisor charges. Own the knowledge instead.

10 interactive modules covering what financial advisors are paid to know — budgeting, debt, credit, taxes, investing, insurance, scams, and the master plan that ties it together. Built for adults, not children. No filler.

4–6 hours total, self-paced over 2–3 weeks
Built-in calculators — real scenarios, not lectures
No logins — nothing to sign up for
No credit card
No email
No tracking
The cost of "1–2%"30-year view
$100,000 invested · 7% annual return · 30 years
No advisor fee (0%)$761,225
With 1% fee$574,349−$186,876
With 2% fee$432,194−$329,031
A 2% fee can quietly erase 43% of your portfolio. The calculator in Module 7 lets you run your own numbers.
Is this for you?

If any of these sound like you, start here.

You earn a paycheck and aren't sure where it goes each month.

You've been told you "need an advisor," but a 1% fee on a $100k portfolio is $1,000/year — and you're not sure what you get for it.

You want to understand how credit, debt, and taxes actually work — without being sold a credit card, a loan, or a course.

You're skeptical of finance influencers but want a coherent, honest starting point.

You'd rather learn the system in 4 hours than be charged for it for the next 30 years.

What you'll be able to do

Nine concrete skills, not vibes.

By the end you can do these yourself — the things advisors charge a percentage of your assets to handle.

How it's organized

10 modules, 3 progressions.

Each module builds on the previous, but each is useful on its own — skip, repeat, or jump in where you are.

🏠
Modules 1–3
Ground
Cash flow, emergency fund, banking
🛡️
Modules 4–6
Protect
Credit, debt, taxes
🌱
Modules 7–10
Grow
Investing, insurance, scams, master plan
The curriculum

The 10 modules.

Tap any module to see what's inside. The assessment recommends the order that fits your situation.

1Money Mindset & Cash Flow20–30 min

Audit your relationship with money before doing anything else. Cash-flow tracker built in.

  • Identify your real monthly spend
  • Distinguish needs / wants / leaks
  • Spot the 3 lifestyle patterns that erase income
Open module 1 →
2Emergency Funds & Saving25 min

Build a financial security buffer that actually protects you. Calculator gives a target sized to your situation.

  • Compute your real emergency-fund target
  • Choose where to hold it
  • Build the habit without sacrificing the basics
Open module 2 →
3Banking Without Getting Robbed20 min

Use banks strategically. Understand fees, account types, and the system's incentives.

  • Audit hidden fees you're paying right now
  • Pick checking, savings, and money-market accounts correctly
  • Know when to leave a bank
Open module 3 →
4Credit Scores Decoded25 min

The 5 factors that determine your score, ranked by how much each moves the needle.

  • Pull your credit report (free, legally)
  • Identify the 3 highest-leverage actions for your score
  • Know what to ignore
Open module 4 →
5Debt Strategy30 min

The true cost of debt, when it's useful, and how to get out efficiently.

  • Calculate the real cost of any loan
  • Avalanche vs. snowball: pick the right one for you
  • Recognize debt traps before signing
Open module 5 →
6Taxes & Paychecks Demystified25 min

Read your paycheck. Calculate your effective rate. Know which deductions actually apply to you.

  • Understand every line of your pay stub
  • Calculate marginal vs. effective tax rate
  • Optimize withholdings and benefits
Open module 6 →
7Investing for Humans35 min

Long-term compound growth without the jargon. The 4-criteria evaluation any fund or ETF must pass.

  • Run the compound-interest calculator on your numbers
  • Evaluate any investment on cost, risk, liquidity, fit
  • Understand why advisor fees compound too
Open module 7 →
8Protect What You've Built25 min

Insurance without over-insuring. The 4 policies most adults actually need and the rest that are sold to them.

  • Decide what really needs insurance
  • Compare policies on the same terms
  • Skip the products that mostly transfer money to brokers
Open module 8 →
9Don't Get Scammed20 min

The patterns predators use to extract money from people who have it.

  • Recognize the 6 most common predatory patterns
  • Question any "guaranteed" or "exclusive" offer in 30 seconds
  • Know what to do if you're targeted
Open module 9 →
10Your Financial Master Plan30 min

Integrate everything into a one-page plan you can actually open in 6 months and update.

  • Write your one-page master plan
  • Set review checkpoints
  • Build the habit of revisiting
Open module 10 →
Tools & deeper resources

Calculators and context.

Optional next step

🧭 After Module 10: the optional Bitcoin path

The honest question: if a CD or money-market account pays less than inflation, is "saving" really protecting your purchasing power? Inflation is invisible until it isn't. After finishing the 10 modules, some people want to explore what harder forms of money exist and how to think about them. That's what Bitcoin Sovereign Academy is for.

This is opt-in, not required, and the 10 modules stand on their own. No Bitcoin literacy assumed.

Visit Bitcoin Sovereign Academy →
Common questions

Straight answers.

Is this really free? What's the catch?
All 10 modules and the calculators are free, no signup, no email required, no advertising tracking. I (Dalia) build this because financial literacy is the cheapest leverage available to most adults. If you find it useful and want to support it, there's an optional Lightning tip address at the bottom of the page — that's the only ask, and it's optional.
Do I need any background in finance?
No. The modules are written for adults with no finance background. Math is explained as it appears.
How long will it take?
4–6 hours of focused time, spread over 2–3 weeks if you do one or two modules per week. Faster if you binge.
Is this about Bitcoin?
No. This is universal financial literacy. Bitcoin is mentioned in two places: (a) when it's relevant to a specific topic like inflation or storage of value, and (b) as an optional follow-up after Module 10 for readers who want to go further. The 10 modules don't assume or require any Bitcoin knowledge.
Will you sell me a course or financial product later?
No. There's no upsell. No course bundle. No "premium tier." No affiliate links. If that changes, this answer will change first.
Who's behind this?
Dalia, an independent financial educator. Background, motivation, and the full Sovereign Academy network are linked at the bottom of the page.
For institutions

A low-friction financial-literacy layer.

Cities, employers, wealth advisors, correctional facilities, and educational institutions use this curriculum for their constituents or staff.

The most expensive thing you can do with money isn't losing it on one bad decision. It's paying someone 1–2% a year for 30 years to manage what you could have learned in 4 hours.

Take the 2-min assessment →

Or skip the assessment and start with Module 1.

Questions, feedback, or institutional partnerships?
dalia@thesovereign.academy
Support the project (optional, all content is free): ⚡ sovereigndwp@getalby.com