NEW · WEALTH · EDITION 1.0

Debt-Free
Companion.

A 90-day ladder, a balance tracker, and the lender-call scripts you'll wish you had. A printable, truth-first workbook for the messy middle of paying things off.

58-page PDF 13 weekly plans 5 trackers 11 call scripts
Clear numbers · calm calls · consistent progress
A Practical Printable Money Workbook
Debt-Free
Companion
A 90-day ladder, balance tracker, and the lender-call scripts you'll wish you had.
Inside
13 weekly action plans · 5 trackers
11 truth-first scripts · reset pages
SAGERY · EDITION 1.0
Part II · 90-Day Ladder
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Your 90‑day ladder
One weekly appointment. One target. One next action.
Days 1–30
See It
Days 31–60
Work It
Days 61–90
Keep It
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WEEK 04
Called the card issuer. Asked for the late fee back. Got it.
THE COMPANION PROMISE

Clear numbers.
Calm calls.
Consistent progress.

Your first win is not a zero balance. It is replacing avoidance with a system. A 90-day reset — not a promise to erase every debt.

01 · WHAT'S INSIDE

Five parts.
One quiet system.

Print the whole guide or just pages 8–17, 19–34, and 35–56 as your working set. No homework, no streaks. Use what you need today.

PART I

Stabilize

Triage, rules, and the debt / income / expense / buffer / payoff-plan worksheets that protect your floor before anything else.

PG. 5–17
PART II

The 90‑Day Ladder

A 13-week sequence with day-30, day-60, and day-90 reviews. One target. One next action.

PG. 18–34
PART III

Track

Balance trackers, payment log, fee log, windfalls, sinking funds, and a seven-day setback reset.

PG. 35–43
PART IV

Make the Call

11 truth-first scripts, a call-prep worksheet, the call log, and a written-agreement checklist.

PG. 44–56
PART V

Get Help

Red flags, credit counseling, legal escalation, tax cautions, and official starting points (CFPB, FTC, IRS, HUD).

PG. 57
02 · THE 90-DAY LADDER

A reset, not a rescue.

Leave day 90 with complete visibility, fewer surprises, a repeatable payment system, and stronger conversations with the people you owe.

DAYS 1–30

See It

Verify every number, protect essentials, make first calls, and choose the system. Use statements and creditor portals — not memory.

  • + Financial triage worksheet
  • + Debt snapshot & creditor inventory
  • + Choose: avalanche, snowball, or hybrid
DAYS 31–60

Work It

Repeat the payment, remove recurring leaks, renegotiate where useful, and track proof. One 20-minute appointment a week.

  • + Master balance & payment log
  • + Call scripts for rate, fee, plan
  • + Day-60 review & reset page
DAYS 61–90

Keep It

Increase resilience, close one loop, prepare the next 90 days, and document progress. The plan changed because the facts changed.

  • + Debt-free date estimate
  • + Windfalls & sinking funds
  • + Private 90-day pledge
WEEKLY RHYTHM
One 20-minute appointment.
Monday · review alerts
Midweek · one action
Friday · make payment
Weekend · update workbook
03 · THE SCRIPTS

The lender call you've been avoiding — already written.

11 truth-first scripts for the conversations that actually move balances: rate reductions, fee reversals, hardship plans, settlement offers, and the call after a missed payment. Specific, affordable, documented.

  • + Word-for-word openers, asks, and pauses
  • + Call-prep worksheet — fill before you dial
  • + Written-agreement checklist before you pay
  • + A call log that doesn't let names slip
SCRIPT 03 · CREDIT CARD
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Asking for a rate reduction.
Before dialing
Use the number from your statement. Have account, balance, due date in front of you.
Your opening

“Hi, my account is ending in ____. I've been a customer for ___ years. My current APR is ___%. I'm calling to ask if a lower rate is available — I'm working a written 90-day plan and would like to keep this account in good standing.”

If yes
Get the new APR in writing, plus any conditions and end date.
If no
Ask: “When may I be eligible to ask again?” Log it.
11 SCRIPTS
One for every conversation you've been putting off.
04 · THE TRACKERS

Five sheets that hold the truth.

Update them once per statement cycle — not every anxious hour. Print, or fill on a tablet.

01

Master balance

One row per creditor. Updated monthly. The page you reach for first.

02

Payment log

Confirmation numbers, dates, amounts. Proof the call actually happened.

03

Fee log

Every fee, every reversal request, every win. Small numbers, large effect.

04

Windfalls & sinking funds

Where bonuses, refunds, and side income actually land — on purpose.

05

Call log

Company, rep name, reference number, result. Do not rely on memory.

05 · HOW IT WORKS

Open it on a Monday. Don't look back.

01

Download & print

A 58-page PDF, sized for Letter. Print the whole book, or just your working set. Optimized for grayscale.

02

Fill the floor pages

Triage, debt snapshot, income, essentials, payoff plan. One hour, total. Use estimates and mark them.

03

Climb the ladder

One 20-minute appointment per week. One target. One call or one payment. Reset within seven days when life happens.

06 · WHEN YOU'LL REACH FOR IT

The four moments this was built for.

Not a course. Not a community. A quiet reference you open when something specific changes.

01

The week the statement arrives and you can't open it.

A debt snapshot page that asks for facts only — no judgment, no targets. Fill it once, see the whole picture.

02

The Friday before you dial the card issuer.

A call-prep worksheet, the right script, and the written-agreement checklist — before you hang up, not after.

03

The Monday after a missed week.

The seven-day setback reset page. Name what happened, protect the next seven days, choose one repair action under 30 minutes.

04

Day 90, looking at the next 90.

A debt-free date estimate, three scenarios (conservative, expected, stretch), and a private pledge for what's next.

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A SHORT, HONEST NOTE

Educational, not legal or financial advice.

This workbook is general educational information for U.S. consumers. It is not legal, tax, credit, bankruptcy, or individualized financial advice. A script helps you ask clear questions; it cannot require a lender, servicer, or collector to approve a request. Get qualified help for lawsuits, garnishments, foreclosure, repossession, eviction, or tax notices.

08 · CHOOSE YOUR KIT

One purchase.
Yours forever.

No subscriptions, no recurring charges. Updates included for one full year.

STARTER

The Workbook

The full 58-page PDF. Read once. Print as needed.

$19 one-time
  • 58-page printable PDF
  • All 5 trackers
  • 11 lender-call scripts
  • Fillable spreadsheet
  • Quarterly review packs
MOST CHOSEN
COMPANION

The Full Kit

PDF + fillable trackers + bonus call kit. The recommended starting point.

$37 one-time
  • Everything in Starter
  • Android/iOS application access
  • Printable call-prep cards
  • Written-agreement checklist
  • Quarterly review packs
BUNDLE

A Quiet Year

Kit + four quarterly review packs delivered for a full year.

$67 one-time
  • Everything in The Full Kit
  • 4× quarterly review packs
  • A new script every quarter
  • Future edition updates
  • Early access to v2
INSTANT DOWNLOAD · APP ACCESS · ONE-TIME PAYMENT
09 · QUESTIONS

The honest answers.

Is this debt-relief or credit repair? +
No. The Companion is a printable workbook and a set of trackers and scripts. It does not negotiate, settle, or pay anything on your behalf. You stay in full control of every conversation, every payment, and every agreement — the workbook just helps you be specific.
Will the scripts actually work? +
A script can help you ask clear, specific, truthful questions — it cannot require a lender or collector to approve anything. What the scripts reliably change is your odds of getting a fee reversed, a rate reviewed, or a hardship plan offered, because you arrive prepared, polite, and documented.
Avalanche or snowball — which one does it use? +
You choose. The Companion walks through avalanche (highest APR first), snowball (smallest balance first), and a deliberate hybrid that handles one urgent balance first — then asks you to commit to one method for at least 30 days. The best method is the one you'll actually follow.
Do I have to print it? +
No, but it's designed to be printable — grayscale-friendly, double-sided, 100% scale. Many readers print only pages 8–17, 19–34, and 35–56 as their working set and read the rest on a tablet. The Full Kit also includes fillable Google Sheet / Excel versions of every tracker.
What if I have a lawsuit, garnishment, or eviction notice? +
Stop and get qualified local legal help today. The Companion is general educational information, not legal advice — and the workbook itself says so on page two. It points to nonprofit counseling, the CFPB, FTC, IRS, U.S. Trustee, and HUD-approved counselors so you know where to start.
THE NEXT ACTION

Debt gets quieter when the plan gets clearer.

You don't need a perfect 90 days. You need accurate numbers, a protected floor, one honest next action, and a place to record what happened.

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