Hey, we're Steven and Bethany.
We've spent 18 years building a financial system that works in real life: as freelancers, as parents, as a one-income family in Los Angeles.
By day, Bethany has managed 8 and 9-figure budgets for major nonprofits. Steven has spent two decades self-employed, building creative businesses and diversifying that income. By night (and weekends), we've used the same principles to run our own household, pay off debt, and buy four properties in one of the most expensive cities in the country.
Not because we got lucky. Because we got organized. We've both seen how little real financial literacy most of us get growing up, so we built the system we wish someone had handed us in our 20s, in plain language. This is the same system we use. Not a version of it. The same one.
We don't teach what we've read. We teach what we've lived.
“Before, I did not consider the order of steps to take to optimize my financials. Now, I have a clearer starting point, actionable steps and a specific goal to work towards.”
Compass student
“Before, I thought W-4 were a set thing and now I am following up with HR to figure this out!”
Compass student