The Re-Up: How 15 Minutes a Month Can Eliminate 90% of Your Money Anxiety
The 15-minute financial review that buys me 29 days of calm confidence
Welcome to Creator Money Playbooks1, where I help creators take control of their money without jargon, overwhelm, or shame.
Creators earn, spend, save, and grow money differently than 9–5ers. That's why they need a different playbook.
Every Saturday morning, paid subscribers get a playbook to help them understand their money, make smarter decisions, and build a business that pays them back (with freedom, not stress).
Most creators don’t need more data. They need fewer surprises.
Before I started doing Re-Ups2, I was in a financial fog.
Money came in. Money went out.
But I couldn’t tell if I was winning or losing until tax season.
So I built something simple enough to stick with—because it’s fast, calming, and useful.
Now I spend 15 minutes once a month reviewing my finances.
Not tracking everything. Just 5 numbers. One decision.
It doesn’t sound like much.
But those 15 minutes buy me 29 days, 23 hours, and 45 minutes of calm confidence.
This isn’t about a review. It’s about removing doubt.
It eliminates the "Am I okay?" anxiety that haunts creators between paydays.
Without a system, you're always guessing:
Is this month actually good or just feels good?
Can I afford this investment or am I fooling myself?
Should I be worried about that big expense or is it normal?
Am I building wealth or just staying busy?
The Re-Up gives me a consistent reality check.
So I'm not reacting to emotions. I'm adjusting within my Creator Buffer3.
Why business finances overwhelm creators
They try to track everything and decide on nothing.
Traditional advice wants you to log 47 metrics, build 12 tabs of spreadsheets, and tag every transaction.
That’s not a review. That’s a research project.
It's overwhelming. And let’s be honest (almost no creator sticks to it).
Creators don’t need complexity. They need clarity (fast).
That’s what the Re-Up gives you.
The Re-Up principle: 5 numbers. 15 minutes. 1 decision.
The question that built this system:
What's the smallest data set that tells me if I’m winning or losing?
In today’s issue, paid subscribers get:
My exact 15-minute process
The decision triggers for each one
A bonus risk metric I check quarterly
The counterintuitive mindset shifts that make this system sustainable
The step-by-step PDF playbook
The Creator Money Challenge to help you run your first Re-Up this month
Subscribe to unlock the full playbook and start your own monthly Re-Up ritual.
This one habit eliminated 90% of my money stress. Let’s dive in.