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A simple money system designed to help college students manage money with confidence, without overwhelm, complicated rules, or feeling like they’re already behind.
GET THE COLLEGE PLAYBOOKCollege is often the first time you’re expected to manage money on your own. You might be balancing classes, a part-time job, student loans, scholarships, or support from family. Money comes in inconsistently. Expenses don’t always feel predictable. And no one really explains what you should be focusing on financially while you’re in school.
Instead, most students are left trying to figure it out on the fly. That’s why money can feel stressful or confusing, even when you’re doing your best. It’s not that you’re irresponsible or bad with money. It’s that you were never given a clear starting point or a simple way to think about your financial decisions. College isn’t about having everything figured out. It’s about building a foundation you can carry with you into whatever comes next.
This playbook was created to give you that foundation, without pressure, fear, or overwhelm.
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The My Money Playbook: College Editionis designed to help you build confidence with money during a time when most people are still guessing.
Instead of focusing on strict rules or perfect budgets, this playbook helps you understand how money fits into your life as a college student. You’ll learn how to organize what’s coming in, plan for what’s going out, and make decisions that feel intentional instead of stressful.
The goal isn’t to have everything figured out. It’s to create a simple structure that helps you feel clear about your choices now and prepared for what comes next.
Understand Your Money Flow
Learn how money comes in and goes out during college so you’re not guessing or surprised by your balance.
Manage Different Income Sources
Get clear on how to handle money from part-time work, NIL deals, student loans, or family support without confusion or stress.
Build Smart Spending Awareness
Understand your spending patterns so you can make intentional choices without guilt or constant tracking.
Create Simple Spending Boundaries
Set realistic boundaries that help your money feel manageable, not restrictive or complicated.
Graduate Financially Fit
Learn which financial habits are important during college and which ones can wait, so you’re not overwhelmed.
For more than 15 years, I’ve worked as a financial coach helping people build structure, discipline, and confidence around their money. My work has included coaching professional athletes in the NFL and NBA, where financial decisions often come with high pressure, fluctuating income, and long-term consequences. Those experiences shaped how this money system was built.
The same principles that help athletes manage income, spending, and long-term planning are the ones early-career professionals need most. The My Money Playbook Series takes that proven framework and simplifies it for everyday earners who want a clear, practical way to manage their money without feeling overwhelmed. This isn’t theory or generic advice. It’s a system built from real coaching conversations and real financial behavior.
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"This playbook has been life changing for me because money issues are something everybody has to deal with and I’m using concepts I learned from her on a daily basis. It helped me boost my credit score, eliminate debts, and work towards my financial goals."
Ogemdi Nwagbuo
Medical Sales Consultant
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"Love Hillary. Made talking about money super simple & straightforward. She’s a great speaker and I love the engagement aspect of her sessions. I learned more here than in a finance class."
Student-Athlete
Louisiana State University
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"Hillary is one of the most real and sincere people I’ve ever come into contact with! She not only can guide you from a financial literacy standpoint, but she also gives you a very genuine perspective on life and decisions in general."
Kendell Lamm
Miami Dolphins Offensive Lineman
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“As a friend and colleague in the sports world, I’ve seen firsthand how Financial Footwork’s programs empower people to take control of their finances. Financial Footwork breaks down complex money topics into practical, actionable steps for individuals at every age and stage of life. This clear, relatable approach makes financial literacy accessible to all — these tools are a game-changer.”
Amy Goodson
CEO, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, Author of The Sports Nutrition Playbook
The My Money Playbook: College Edition is a guided financial workbook that helps college students build a strong money foundation step by step. It walks you through understanding your money, organizing what’s coming in and going out, and creating simple systems you can use throughout college.
Each section builds on the last, with practical exercises you can complete at your own pace and revisit as your income, expenses, or responsibilities change. This isn’t a one-time worksheet, it’s a resource designed to support you through college and beyond.
Money Mapping Foundations
A step-by-step framework to understand how money currently flows in and out during college, including income, support, and recurring expenses.
Income and Expense Organization
Guided sections to organize part-time income, NIL money, financial support, and college-related expenses in a clear, realistic way.
Spending Awareness Exercises
Structured prompts that help you identify spending patterns and habits without guilt or constant tracking.
Simple Planning and Boundary Setting
Tools to set realistic spending boundaries and plan ahead so money decisions feel intentional instead of reactive.
Reflection and Adjustment Checkpoints
Built-in opportunities to revisit and adjust your system as your schedule, income, or responsibilities change.
When you purchase the My Money Playbook: College Edition, you also receive free access to an on-demand online learning library designed to support you as you work through the playbook.
This library walks you through key concepts with clear explanations and step-by-step guidance, so you’re never left wondering what to do next. It helps you understand the purpose behind each section of the playbook and apply the system confidently as your income, expenses, or responsibilities change during college.
A dedicated online training library that walks you through the playbook
Short, focused lessons that explain key financial concepts clearly
Guidance you can revisit anytime as your income or situation change
A structured learning experience that supports real follow-through
A centralized place to reinforce and review your money system whenever you need a refresh
Continued clarity beyond the pages of the playbook
Student Life Planning Pages
This training library is included at no additional cost and is designed to help you get more value, clarity, and confidence from My Money Playbook over time.
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My Money Playbook: College Edition is built on years of real-world financial education working with students, early-career professionals, and high-performing athletes as they learn how to manage money during major life transitions.
The system behind this playbook has been used to help people navigate first paychecks, changing income, new responsibilities, and long-term financial decisions with clarity and confidence. It’s designed to be practical, approachable, and grounded in real situations.
This isn’t generic student finance content. It’s a structured system shaped by real conversations, real challenges, and real outcomes.
Get the planner that's helping students across the country budget better, build credit, and take control of their financial future.
GET THE COLLEGE PLAYBOOKA guided money system built for college life. It helps students manage cash flow, budget confidently, build credit, and set goals whether income comes from scholarships, part time work, NIL, or family support.
Weekly financial exercises, monthly budgeting sheets, SMART goal templates, savings and debt trackers, expense logs, money mindset prompts, and student life planning pages.
Start anytime. Follow the weekly workouts, fill in your monthly budget, and update savings and debt trackers. Ten to fifteen minutes a week keeps you on track.
Yes. It covers credit basics, how to build your score, and how to plan for tuition, books, rent, food, transportation, and social spending without derailing your goals.
Order online. You receive a free downloadable “5 Quick Wins to Start Building Your Score” guide with purchase. Schools, teams, and groups can request bulk pricing.