For salaried employees

Stop living from one salary to the next.

A 65-page step-by-step guide plus two Excel tools that plan every paycheck and track your net worth.

The From Paycheck to Freedom ebook in front of the Paycheck Dashboard in Excel and a printable budget page
65 pages14 chapters, 30+ charts
2 Excel toolsPlanner and dashboard
Excel, PDF, WordType it or print it
Any currencyTZS, KES, USD and more

Your salary is not too small. It is unplanned.

When nothing is decided before payday, the month decides for you. Rent, loans, family requests and small daily spending take it all, and saving waits for leftovers that never come.

Where an unplanned $1,500 salary goes

Example from the book. Red = unplanned or borrowed money.

Rent and utilities
$520
Food and household
$330
Loan repayments
$180
Family requests
$160
Small daily spending
$160
Transport
$150
Savings
$0
Spent before the next payday$1,500 of $1,500

Everything you need to plan, track and grow your money.

One download. A book that explains each step, and tools that do the arithmetic every payday.

The ebook

From Paycheck to Freedom

65 illustrated pages: ten steps, worked examples with real numbers, action steps, a five-year case study and printable worksheets.

The ebook cover in front of two inside pages: the paycheck budget chapter and the debt payoff comparison
Two Excel tools

Paycheck Planner and Wealth Dashboard

Enter your numbers in the blue cells. Budgets, sinking funds, debt payoff dates and your freedom number update for you.

Paycheck Dashboard in ExcelWealth Dashboard in Excel
Printable and editable

24 worksheet pages, PDF and Word

Prefer pen and paper? Print a budget page for every paycheck, or edit the Word version for your family.

Printable worksheets: monthly paycheck budget, sinking funds planner and net worth statement

Ten steps, in the order that works.

Each chapter ends with one action step, so you change your bank balance, not just what you know.

  1. Chapter 1 opening page: Know your real paycheck
    01

    Know your real paycheck

    Gross pay, deductions and the only number you can budget.

  2. Chapter 2 opening page: Set goals with numbers
    02

    Set goals with numbers

    Turn wishes into a target, a date and a monthly amount.

  3. Chapter 3 opening page: Give every dollar a job
    03

    Give every dollar a job

    Plan each salary before it arrives, until nothing is unassigned.

  4. Chapter 4 opening page: Close the spending leaks
    04

    Close the spending leaks

    Budget versus actual, and the small habits that cost a lot.

  5. Chapter 5 opening page: Build sinking funds
    05

    Build sinking funds

    School fees, insurance and December, saved for in advance.

  6. Chapter 6 opening page: Size your emergency fund
    06

    Size your emergency fund

    Three to six months of essentials, kept apart from everything else.

  7. Chapter 7 opening page: Pay off debt with a plan
    07

    Pay off debt with a plan

    Snowball or avalanche, with a debt-free month you can see.

  8. Chapter 8 opening page: Track your net worth
    08

    Track your net worth

    What you own minus what you owe, updated every month.

  9. Chapter 9 opening page: Invest and let time work
    09

    Invest and let time work

    Compound growth, fees, and portfolios by stage.

  10. Chapter 10 opening page: Find your freedom number
    10

    Find your freedom number

    The amount that makes work a choice, and how fast you can reach it.

See the tools before you buy.

Real screens from the workbooks, filled with the sample data they open with.

  • List every item as a Need, Want or Goal
  • Unassigned turns green at zero
  • Split check against your 50/30/20 target
The Paycheck Plan sheet with budget items and the split check
Try it

How much would make work optional for you?

This is the freedom number from Chapter 10. Change the numbers and see how your savings rate moves the date.

Estimate only. Uses a 5% yearly return after inflation and the withdrawal rate you choose. Real returns vary and can be negative. Not financial advice.

Any currency
Share of investments you live on each year
After tax and deductions
Goals money, not spending
Freedom number300,000
Savings rate20%
Years to reach it34

This is for you if

  • Your salary is gone before the next payday
  • School fees, insurance or December keep catching you off guard
  • You carry loans, a credit card or salary advances
  • You support family and want a plan that still leaves room to save
  • You want to invest but do not know how much is enough

It is not for you if

  • You want trading tips or a get-rich-quick scheme
  • You want someone else to manage your money for you
  • You need bookkeeping for a business. Read Know Your Real Profit instead
“If you measure the right numbers every month, you make better decisions with the same salary.”

Paul S. Kilyabum, author, ELPA PUBLISHING

Paul is a software developer and entrepreneur who builds practical business systems through ELPA Solutions. Through ELPA PUBLISHING he writes plain-language guides on money and business, including Know Your Real Profit.

Launch price

The complete toolkit, one download.

  • 65-page illustrated ebook (PDF)
  • Paycheck Budget & Sinking Funds Planner (Excel, PDF, Word)
  • Net Worth & Financial Freedom Dashboard (Excel, PDF, Word)
  • Works in Excel and Google Sheets, in any currency
$29$39

or TZS 75,000 TZS 100,000

Launch price ends on 8 December 2026
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Questions before you buy

What exactly do I get?

One ZIP download with 7 files: the 65-page ebook (PDF), the Paycheck Budget & Sinking Funds Planner and the Net Worth & Financial Freedom Dashboard, each as an Excel workbook, a printable PDF and an editable Word file.

Do I need Microsoft Excel?

No. The workbooks also open in Google Sheets, which is free. Upload the file to Google Drive and open it there. If you prefer paper, print the PDF worksheets.

My salary is in TZS or KES. Will it work?

Yes. The tools have no fixed currency symbol, so they work in TZS, KES, UGX, USD or any other currency. The examples in the book use US dollars to keep the arithmetic easy to follow.

Can I use it on my phone?

The ebook and printable PDFs read well on a phone. The Excel tools are easiest on a laptop, but they also open in the Excel and Google Sheets mobile apps.

I have loans and salary advances. Is this for me?

Yes. Chapter 7 and the Debt Payoff sheet show you how to list every debt, choose the snowball or avalanche method, and see the month you become debt-free.

How do I pay and receive the files?

You pay securely on Selar and get the download link straight away, plus a copy by email. Selar shows the payment options available in your country at checkout.

When does the launch price end?

The $29 / TZS 75,000 launch price ends on 8 December 2026. After that the price returns to $39 / TZS 100,000.

Is this financial advice?

No. It is an educational guide and a set of tools. Examples are illustrations, and investment returns in them are assumptions. Speak to a licensed adviser before large investment or tax decisions.

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