You don't have to eat rice and beans for three years to get out of debt. Most debt advice you hear is some extreme thing you have to do, and a lot of it comes wrapped in shame: cut everything, sell everything, never enjoy anything again. We believe there’s a better way. We cover knowing your numbers, picking a debt payoff method that sticks, and pulling the secret lever most forget.

We're covering three income streams you can start alongside a career that you wouldn't normally file under "side hustle," because of what they can grow into: lead generation, commission-only sales, and digital products.

The fastest side hustles get you paid this week. But if you want higher income potential, these next three are where it really kicks in, because you start getting paid for a skill, as a specialist.

This is a written companion to the second video in our Side Hustles series, and the full video episode is below.

Need money coming in fast, not in six months? This one's for you. This is a written companion to the first video in our Side Hustles series, and the full episode is below for those who'd rather watch us talk through the examples. If you'd rather read, we're covering four freelance side hustle ideas you can start this week, all from home with just a laptop or a phone, ranked by how quickly you can realistically see your first dollar hit the bank.

The dream gets sold hard: make money while you sleep, set it and forget it, earn on autopilot. Some of that is real, and a lot of it isn't. This is a written companion to our video on passive income. We separate what's actually passive from what's just marketed that way.

"Just be yourself" might be one of the more useless pieces of interview advice anyone's ever handed you. If being yourself were enough, you'd already have the job. The truth is, the people who nail interviews are being an intentional version of themselves, and using specific tools that we discuss here. This is a written companion to our video on going beyond the advice that sounds nice and does nothing.

Have you ever wished you knew what interviewers were really asking? You're not alone.

This is a written companion to our first video on interviews, not the standard top-ten-tips list, but what interviewers are actually listening for underneath the questions.

You don't have to be fearless to be great at public speaking. You need to be prepared, and preparation is something anyone can choose. This is a written companion to our video on public speaking, the number one fear in America, ahead of the fear of heights, spiders, and apparently even dying.

Financial freedom is not a mansion. Financial freedom is a number, and once you know yours, everything in your life can start to shift from financial-lack and illiteracy to financial stability, financial peace, financial flexibility, and financial freedom. This is a written companion to Episode 7 with the same title.

Contrary to popular belief, sales is not about being pushy. It's really about diagnosing needs and helping buyers buy, closer to what a good doctor does vs the guy with the gold chain in the used car lot. If the word "sales" makes you uncomfortable, that's a good sign. You have a shot at being effective. Read thru our top 3 beginner tips here.

If you want to learn what an Aspen grove, a wild Hailstorm, and the movie Gladiator have to do with each other, we’d love to point you toward watching the full video, with fair warning: this is one of our most personal takes we’ve ever filmed. Here's the case we make for not building your success in isolation. This is a written companion to Episode 5 of the What They Don't Teach You Start Here series.

These three steps can feel like the most glossed-over and boring part of the journey, we show they're THE most important thing you can do before chasing a new income stream IF you want a new destination vs traveling in another circle. This is a written companion to Episode 4 of the What They Don't Teach You Start Here series.

Freedom sounds like a luxury word, something for rich or lucky people. It isn't. We make the case that income freedom is really about your time, your choices, and who gets to decide how you live. This is a written companion to Episode 3 of the What They Don't Teach You Start Here series.

A few years ago, Mary Beth and I were two single teachers who passionately loved our work, but lived below the poverty line. This is the story of how that turned into the project you're reading now. This is a written companion to Episode 2 of the What They Don't Teach You Start Here series.

This blog post is your start and a brief explanation of how we’re building out this channel. What we cover, why it got left out of your education, and exactly where you can start today. Read the authors expanded thoughts on the original video take. This is a written companion to Episode 1 of the What They Don't Teach You Start Here series.