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Mastering Your Money

Like Duolingo, but for Mastering Your Money. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

205 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Penny the Penguin
Mastering Your Money
with Penny the Penguin
205
Levels
9
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Mastering Your Money

  • Past behavior is the most accurate predictor of future spending
  • Fixed expenses stay the same every month
  • Aspirations often conflict with actual spending habits
  • Variable expenses fluctuate based on usage or choice
  • Historical data is more reliable than budgeting from scratch
  • Distinguishing between fixed and variable expenses
  • Leakage consists of small, frequent, unplanned purchases
  • Auditing requires raw data from statements
  • Automated subscriptions you no longer use are a form of leakage
  • Categorization must happen before analysis
  • Identifying 'leakage' in daily habits
  • The process of auditing the last 30 days of spending
  • Awareness of past spending creates a 'pause' before new purchases
  • Recurring costs bypass conscious monthly decision-making
  • Tracking connects current desires to long-term trade-offs
  • Small amounts compounded over time drain significant capital
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Mastering Your Money the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

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A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

Mapping Your Money Trail

Which of these is the defining characteristic of a 'fixed expense' in your monthly audit?

Get it right to open this lesson and 204 more in the app.

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Where Mastering Your Money takes you

Stop stressing about your bank account and start making your money work for you. Learn how to build a safety net, invest like a pro, and understand the hidden forces that shape the global economy.

  1. 1

    Quick Wins for Your Wallet

    • Finding Where Your Money Goes
    • The Magic of Paying Yourself First
    • Building Your First Emergency Fund
    • Simple Apps to Track Your Spending
  2. 2

    Taming the Debt Monster

    • Good Debt vs. Bad Debt
    • How Credit Scores Actually Work
    • Strategies to Pay Off Loans Faster
    • The Trap of Minimum Payments
    • Negotiating with Banks and Lenders
    • Understanding Interest Rates
  3. 3

    Buying Your First Investments

    • Opening Your First Brokerage Account
    • Buying a Piece of a Company: Stocks
    • Lending Your Money: Bonds
  4. 4

    Growing Wealth Without the Stress

    • The Power of Index Funds
    • Why Diversifying Saves Your Skin
    • The Secret Strength of Compound Interest
    • Setting Up Automatic Investing
    • Rebalancing Your Portfolio
  5. 5

    Planning for the Long Haul

    • How Much Do You Need to Retire?
    • Understanding 401ks and IRAs
    • The Truth About Social Security
    • Investing for Your Kids' Future
  6. 6

    Protecting What You Have

    • Insurance You Need vs. Insurance You Don't
    • How to Spot a Financial Scam
    • The Basics of Wills and Estates
    • Keeping Your Financial Data Safe
    • Tax Basics for Every Earner
    • Inflation: The Silent Money Eater
  7. 7

    Advanced Moves and Big Purchases

    • Is Buying a Home Still a Good Investment?
    • The Math Behind Renting vs. Buying
    • Understanding Mortgages and Down Payments
    • Investing in Real Estate Without Buying a House
    • The World of Crypto and Digital Assets
  8. 8

    The Psychology of Money

    • Why We Spend When We're Sad
    • The Fear of Missing Out in Markets
    • Developing a Wealthy Mindset
  9. 9

    How the Big Machine Works

    • What Central Banks Actually Do
    • How the Stock Market Impacts Your Life
    • A Brief History of Money and Gold
    • Understanding Recessions and Booms
    • The Future of Global Finance

9 sections · 41 units · 205 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

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