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Mercado Academy

With Lucía Ferreira

The Saving Reset

Go from saving nothing to saving every month, on any income.

6 lessons · 41 min

Lesson 1 is open to everyone. Create a free account to watch the rest and save your progress.

A short, practical course on building an emergency fund and making saving automatic. No spreadsheets required to start.

Lessons

  1. 1

    Why saving feels hard

    The real reasons most people never start, and the one change that fixes it.

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  2. 2

    Your first target

    Size an emergency fund for your life, not a textbook's.

  3. 3

    Pay yourself first

    Set up an automatic transfer that runs on payday.

  4. 4

    Finding the money

    A 30-minute review of your last month's spending.

  5. 5

    Where to keep it

    Accounts that keep savings safe, separate and earning a little.

  6. 6

    When life gets in the way

    How to restart after you dip into savings.

What you'll be able to do

  • Set a realistic first savings target
  • Automate saving on payday
  • Find money in your spending you won't miss
  • Keep going after a bad month

Your host

Lucía Ferreira

Lucía has coached hundreds of families across Latin America through their first emergency fund.