The Missing Manual For Financial Recovery

What happens when a six-figure earner can't cover a $3,500 emergency?

This is the brutally honest story of financial collapse and the systematic approach that rebuilt everything.

🎖️ Real strategies from someone who's actually been broke

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Marine Veteran • Technology Leader • Bankruptcy Survivor

I'm David Kim, and I've been where you are. Despite earning six figures in corporate technology, I couldn't cover a $3,500 emergency. The tornado that destroyed my roof in 2012 exposed a more devastating truth—I had no real financial foundation.

As a Marine, I learned that systems save lives. As a bankruptcy survivor, I discovered they also save financial futures. The Real Money Guide isn't theory—it's the battle-tested system I used to rebuild from zero and help thousands of others do the same.

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The Real Money Guide

The Missing Manual for Financial Recovery

What happens when a six-figure earner can't cover a $3,500 emergency? This is the brutally honest story of financial collapse and the systematic approach that rebuilt everything.

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