Take control of your finances

To take control of your life

with Rebel Finance School

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What is Rebel Finance School?

The Rebel Finance School (RFS) is a free 10 week personal finance course. So far we’ve helped over 5,000 people to get in control of their money and we want to help even more people in 2023.

The course starts with the basics:

  • how to work out how much money you have
  • how to figure out where your money goes each month
  • how to pay off credit card debt as quickly as possible
  • how what you believe about money and yourself is might be holding you back

Then in the later weeks we’ll progress to:

  • how to talk about money with the people you care about
  • understanding what your auto-enrolment pension is invested in
  • how to invest your hard earned money
  • how to set a target for retirement
  • how to figure out when you can retire
Every time we run the course we are told this stuff should be taught in schools. It isn’t! It is our mission to help people learn what they need so they can create an exceptional financial future and feel comfortable with money.

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When is the course?

LENGTH? 10 weeks – every Monday evening
WHEN? Monday 12th June – Monday 14th August 2023
WHAT TIME? 8pm UK time
IS IT AVAILABLE TO WATCH LATER? The course will run live online and we record the sessions so if you can’t make it live you can catch up during the week. The recordings will be available for a limited time after the course finishes.
COST? Free (Yes, really!)
WHERE? Online via Zoom & In-Person @ 470 by Rebel
2023 is a special year because for the first time we’re also going to have a small live studio audience in The Rebel School building in London.
Watch this space for how to grab your ticket.
If you plan on coming in person, still sign up for RFS below so that you get all the emails with course notes and event updates including how to get the in person tickets!
Sign up now by filling in the form below!

Join us for this 10-week life changing finance course

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How much does it cost?

Nothing! Zip! Nada!

What's the catch?!

Is the course really free or are you going to keep selling me stuff the whole time?

The course is completely free and always will be. We have no hidden agenda and no upsells. We just want to help. We’ve seen first hand the problems that money can cause to relationships, families and to mental health and well-being. We want to help you avoid this pain and live a happy life free from worrying about money.

Why come to Rebel Finance'23?

of people in the UK can’t survive 1 month without income.

of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 

The average person has thousands of £/$ of credit card debt and lives beyond their means.

Let me ask you some simple but difficult to answer questions:

  • What is your net-worth?
  • How much are you spending each month/year?
  • How much are you saving?
  • How much do you need for retirement?
  • Are you on course to hit your retirement target?

​​If you can’t answer these questions then we will help you figure it all out and make progress.


The pandemic has shown us how fragile people’s finances are, and Katie and I want to help you get your finances in order. We want to help you take control, start saving, and set yourself up for a financially abundant life.

What are people saying about the course?

What exactly is the course?

The Rebel Finance School is a 10 week course designed to give you everything we wish we had known when we started getting our finances in order. Each week we will run a 90 minute session on Zoom and streamed to YouTube live where you can interact with us, learn and ask questions.

 

We run the course via Zoom/YouTube live so you can join from wherever you are in the world. On the last course we had people from 28 countries including the UK, USA, Canada, Colombia, Namibia, Lichtenstein, New Zealand and more. Join a truly global group of people working to take control of their finances. And if you can’t make the dates and times, you’ll be able to catch up on YouTube at your convenience!

Net-worth

How much are you worth and where is your money? The first step to taking charge of your finances is to take a good look at your current position.  Do you know what your net-worth is?

Cashflow

Where does all the money go? Do you have money left over at the end of the month? Could you write down where it all goes? Let's start thinking of your personal finance in terms of monthly cashflow and how much you are saving to invest.

Money Beliefs

Society and culture teach us a huge amount about money such as "Money is the root of all evil" and "it takes money to make money". If you don't take control of your beliefs about money you will never take control of your finances.

Debt & Compounding

Debt is the biggest drag on family finances. We need to take care of this early and eradicate it. Is there such a thing as good debt and bad debt? We then explore the power of compounding and how it works against you with debt and for you with investing.

Money Talks: Staying on track

Money is one of the biggest reasons for divorce and managing your finances as a team or a family is critical to your financial well-being. You can strengthen family relationships through open communication and understanding each other at a deeper level.

Investing

You've taken control of your spending. You've built up some savings, but what do you do with them? The banks give you almost zero interest so how do you invest your money? What are the options and how do you start? This module is so big it takes two weeks to go through the content!

Thinking ahead to retirement

What are the principles behind retirement? How do you know how much to save? Can you retire early or even at all? We're here to help you work all this out.

Planning for your future

No matter what age you are right now you should be developing the habits and strategies that will set you up for the long term. We will show you how to model your financial future and if you will have enough for retirement.

What do we expect from you?

We are going to be organising everything and delivering the course but this is a long, long way from a one-way street.   There is going to be work for you to do as well.  The course is completely free in terms of £££s or $$$s.  We just want to give away what we have spent a decade learning.

But there is a cost in time and effort from you.  If you sign up, we expect the following things from you:

  1. Open Mind – some of the things we are going to teach you are against conventional wisdom and we just ask that you are open and listen.  
  2. Engagement – the more engaged you are, the more impact the course will have on you!  We want you to get engaged on the YouTube live, ask questions, give energy and do the exercises
  3. Homework – we are going to set you homework! From working out your net-worth to tracking spending and predicting retirement dates, there is going to be homework to do. This course is a bit like a refrigerator; you only get out what you put in! Are you willing to put in the work to sort out your finances and build the future you want?
  4. Feedback – we are genuinely interested in your feedback.  We will send you a survey at the end of the course and 1 year after the course to find out if the course worked for you and what happened.  All we ask is that you tell us what you think; good or bad.  Please commit to filling out our short survey at the end and after 1 year to tell us what you think

Join us for this 10-week life changing finance course

Sign up for Rebel Finance School 2023!

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Email Address
First Name

Note: If you are already on our mailing list when you fill out the form it will say you are already on the mailing list and ask you if you want to update your preferences. Click yes and it will send you an email with a link to update your preferences.  Click on the link and then you can just check the box for “Sign me up to the Rebel Finance School course” and click save.  If you have any problems email us at info@therebelschool.com

Frequently asked questions

The survey will be anonymised and this is for our use to understand if the course helped or not.  Katie and I are very keen to learn how best to help you and other people.  We want to learn as much as you do.  We will never share your email or data with anyone.  We use Mailchimp to store the data so that we comply with GDPR regulations. 

We are not experts on benefits and will not be able to help you in this area. We will help you get better with your money and have sound financial plans, but the specifics of government benefits are outside our area of expertise.
We aren’t going to sell you anything at all.  We are doing this to help and give back.  The only thing we ask for in return for the course is your active participation and filling out the feedback forms.
This course is designed to help you from the start.  You need no prior knowledge at all and we will do our best to explain all the terms as we go.  Come along, get involved and ask questions! ​The only skill it might be worth learning before coming along is the basics of spreadsheets.  If you have never used a spreadsheet before find some YouTube videos to teach you how to use Google Sheets or Excel before we start.
If you are already on our mailing list when you fill out the form above it will say you are already on the mailing list and ask you if you want to update your preferences. Click yes and it will send you an email with a link to update your preferences.  Click on the link and then you can just check the box for “Sign me up to the Rebel Finance School course” and click save.  If you have any problems email hello@therebelschool.com
No you do not.  We understand sometimes life gets in the way, but to get the most out of the course you should come to as many as you can.  If you are really serious about managing your finances then come to every single one.
Yes! It’s best if you can attend the course live as we have designed the course to be interactive and we believe it works best this way. However, we know that because of time zones and other commitments you can’t always make the live sessions. For the 2023 course, we’re streaming to YouTube live, so you’ll be able to catch up on the content whenever is convenient for you!
Of course you can.  The more the merrier!  Katie and I go on all training courses together so that we both get the advantage of the information, we can discuss it and implement it together afterwards and it makes it more fun!  Bring a friend, partner, son, daughter, niece or nephew with you!    Please feel free to share this page with people that you think will need the course! We’ll keep the videos available for the duration of the 10 week course and for a short time afterwards.
Katie and Alan achieved financial independence in 2018 and never need to earn money again if they don’t want to.  They have found the biggest source of long term happiness for them is helping other people.  There is only so much sitting on a beach drinking cocktails that one couple can do.  We get such a buzz out of helping others and enjoy giving away our time to make a difference.  So join in and get involved while we are excited about running these courses and helping people.
​No, we are not sponsored by Vanguard.  We just love their products and talk about them a lot.

 

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