Season 1 · Eight episodes · Four phases

Episodes

Season 1 runs in order on purpose: get your own money steady, give the hustle a structure, learn to bring customers in, then prove it on paper. Start anywhere, but phase one earns the rest.

01

Personal Finance Foundation · 34:02

You Already Have a Business

The reframe the whole season rests on. If money comes in, you are running a business — and the first thing a business needs is a name for what it does.

Today's Move

Say out loud what business you are in. Write that one sentence down.

02

Personal Finance Foundation · 31:47

Separate the Money Before It Separates You

Why mixing business and personal money is the single most expensive free mistake, and how to undo it in an afternoon without paying anyone.

Today's Move

Open one free second checking account. Business money goes there first.

Paper Trail Drop

Two-Account Setup Checklist PDF

03

Side Hustle Structure · 39:20

Malik's Three Buckets

A mobile DJ paid across three different apps learns to see his own cash flow for the first time. Featuring Malik's first fix.

Today's Move

Split incoming money into three buckets: gear, taxes, rent.

Paper Trail Drop

Income Buckets Worksheet PDF

04

Side Hustle Structure · 28:55

The Paper Trail Nobody Taught You

Receipts, mileage, hours, prices. What to keep, how long, and the thirty-second version that works when you are tired.

Today's Move

Log every dollar in and out for seven days. One line each.

Paper Trail Drop

Seven-Day Money Log PDF

05

Growth & Marketing · 36:10

Your First Ten Regulars

Repeat customers beat new ones every time. How to turn the people you already serve into the ones who come back and bring others.

Today's Move

Text three past customers something useful. Not a sale — useful.

Paper Trail Drop

Ten Regulars Tracker PDF

06

Growth & Marketing · 42:33

Pricing Without Apologizing

Most side hustles are priced on nerves. We do the arithmetic on the air: your costs, your hours, and what the work is worth.

Today's Move

Write down your three main prices. Send them before the next booking.

Paper Trail Drop

Price Floor Worksheet PDF

07

Long-Term Proof · 37:41

Proof on Paper: Credit, Contracts, and Cushions

How a documented business gets access an undocumented one cannot: credit, contracts, insurance, and a month of breathing room.

Today's Move

Pull your credit report. It is free and it takes six minutes.

Paper Trail Drop

Proof-on-Paper Checklist PDF

08

Long-Term Proof · 38:14

The Year-End Look Back

The review a Fortune 500 pays a consultant for, done at your kitchen table in an hour. What worked, what it cost, what changes.

Today's Move

Add up one month of income and one month of expenses. Compare.

Paper Trail Drop

Year-End Review Placard PDF