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$997
RSM Accountability Program
8-Week Verified Program

Level 1: Personal Accountability

$997
8 weeks. 4 verified checkpoints. Payment plan available.

You don't need more information. You need someone to check the work. Level 1 is eight weeks of real accountability: you measure your numbers, do the work in your real financial life, and prove it with evidence Darrell reviews personally. No fluff. No babysitting. Results you can prove.

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What Makes It Different

This Isn't a Course. It's Accountability.

Courses teach you what to do. Most people already know a lot of it. What they don't have is a standard they're held to and someone who checks. That's what Level 1 is.

Every two weeks you submit a checkpoint: your real numbers and the evidence behind them. Darrell reviews every one personally. When it's verified, the next phase opens. When it isn't, you revise and resubmit. Nothing moves forward on a promise.

Your progress is measured by the RSM Accountability Index, eight scored measures recorded at your baseline and at every checkpoint. You finish with a verified before-and-after record of exactly what changed.

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What You'll Prove in 8 Weeks

Real Change. On the Record.

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The truth: every dollar of your last 90 days accounted for, and a daily tracking habit that sticks
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Control: a zero-based plan you actually run, with savings moving automatically on payday
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Leaks plugged: subscriptions, fees, and impulse patterns cut, with the money redirected the same day
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Debt confronted: a complete inventory, a payoff method, autopay on every minimum, and extra payments made
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A real buffer: an emergency fund that stops the next surprise from becoming new debt
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Credit under control: all three reports audited, errors disputed, and a utilization plan in place
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Systems over willpower: an automation stack that keeps working when motivation runs out
How It Works

8 Weeks. 4 Phases. Every Phase Verified.

Each week has a focused teaching, a Mindset Drill that confronts the thinking behind your behavior, a Field Assignment you complete in your real financial life, and a required Accountability Log. Every two weeks you submit a checkpoint with evidence. The next phase stays locked until Darrell verifies it.

PHASE 1 · WEEKS 1-2

Truth & Control

  • The Truth Audit
  • Cash Flow Command
  • Checkpoint 1: verified by Darrell
PHASE 2 · WEEKS 3-4

Leaks & Debt

  • Plug the Leaks
  • Confront the Debt
  • Checkpoint 2 + your 1:1 Midpoint Strategy Call
PHASE 3 · WEEKS 5-6

Buffer & Credit

  • Build the Buffer
  • Take Control of Your Credit
  • Checkpoint 3: verified by Darrell
PHASE 4 · WEEKS 7-8

Systems & Proof

  • Systems Over Willpower
  • Prove It and Lock It In
  • Final Checkpoint + your Results Report
The Accountability IndexEight measures scored 0 to 100, from savings rate to credit to discipline, tracked from baseline to graduation.
Verified CheckpointsYour numbers and your evidence, reviewed by Darrell every two weeks. Verified work unlocks the next phase.
1:1 Strategy CallA 45-minute working session with Darrell at the midpoint to diagnose what is slowing you down and set your targets.
Written FeedbackAfter every checkpoint: a written Progress Report on your numbers, your execution, and your own words, plus Darrell's personal written feedback.
18 Built-In WorksheetsFill-in worksheets with live calculators and a Daily Spending Log right inside every lesson. Nothing gets built in a spreadsheet.
The Strike PolicyEvery deadline is posted from day one. Miss two and your program pauses until you recommit. Nobody chases you.
Verified CertificateGraduate with a Certificate of Verified Completion and a before-and-after Results Report.
Your WorkbookEvery worksheet and your full spending log, collected in one place to print or save as a PDF and keep for life.

Educational program only. Not financial, investment, tax, legal, or credit repair advice. Results depend on the work you put in.

Everything Included

What $997 Gets You

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Weeks of verified accountabilityFour two-week phases: truth and control, leaks and debt, buffer and credit, systems and proof.
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LessonsEach with a teaching, a Mindset Drill, and a Field Assignment you complete in your real financial life.
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Built-in worksheetsFill-in worksheets with live calculators: your true monthly spending, your zero-based plan, your debt payoff targets, and your credit utilization.
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Days of your Daily Spending LogLogged right inside your lessons, counted automatically, and sent to Darrell with every checkpoint.
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Verified checkpointsReviewed personally by Darrell. Your numbers and your evidence. Verified work unlocks the next phase.
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Written reports and feedbackA Progress Report after every checkpoint, plus Darrell's personal written feedback on each one.
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Strategy call with DarrellA 45-minute working session at the midpoint to diagnose what's slowing you down and set your targets.
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Measures in your Accountability IndexSavings rate, emergency buffer, debt load, credit, on-time payments, tracking, plan adherence, and mindset, from baseline to graduation.
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Workbook for lifeEverything you build in one place, to print or save as a PDF, plus your Results Report and certificate.

How Level 1 Compares

Typical 3-Month Coaching PackageRSM Level 1
Price$900 to $1,500$997
LengthAbout 3 months8 focused weeks
Between sessionsEmail supportA Daily Spending Log, weekly Accountability Logs, and posted deadlines
Your workDiscussed on calls18 worksheets and 56 days of tracking, submitted and verified at 4 checkpoints
ProgressVaries by coachAccountability Index measured at baseline and every checkpoint
FeedbackOn your callsWritten Progress Report and Darrell's written feedback after every checkpoint
AccountabilityYour coach checks inStrikes, gates, and phases that don't open without verified proof
What you keepYour notesYour Workbook, Results Report, and a Certificate of Verified Completion

Typical package based on published 2026 financial coaching price guides, where three-month packages commonly run $900 to $1,500 for three sessions with email support.

Is Level 1 Right for You?

Built for People Who Are Done Starting Over.

Level 1 is for you if

  • You're one surprise expense away from new debt
  • You know what you should do, but you don't do it consistently
  • You're ready to look at your real numbers and show them
  • You want proof of change, not another dose of motivation

Level 1 isn't for you if

  • You want someone to remind you and chase you
  • You aren't willing to submit evidence of your work
  • You're looking for investing strategies (see the Investing Program)
  • You want a quick fix instead of eight weeks of real work
Level 1 stands on its own. There's no prerequisite. Finish Level 1 and move up within 60 days, and your full $997 is credited toward Level 2.

Not sure Level 1 is the right level for you? Take the free Readiness Assessment and get your placement in 5 minutes.

Darrell Thompson
Your Coach

Darrell Thompson

Darrell is a retired United States Marine, the founder of Right Side of Money, a College Adjunct Professor, a California licensed real estate professional, a licensed insurance producer, and the author of Creating A Wealth Building Mindset, 2nd Edition.

He does not teach theory. He teaches what he has personally lived, built, invested in, and proven in the real world. Everything in this program comes from a life spent learning and applying financial truth the hard way and then dedicating himself to making sure nobody else has to go through it without the right foundation.

In the Marine Corps he learned that a standard is only real when it's inspected. Level 1 is built on that principle: clear standards, posted deadlines, and evidence that gets checked.

When Darrell teaches it, he has lived it. That is the difference.

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Complete your application below. You'll go to a secure payment page to complete your $997 enrollment, or choose a payment plan and Darrell will contact you within 24 hours. Once payment is confirmed, Darrell sends your Command Center access within 24 hours.

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