Built for the people who build everything.
MoneyBricks is the Financial Strength Platform for working people — the blue-collar workers, essential workers, and everyday earners who build and run this country.
The big idea. Everyone deserves someone in their corner.
Wealthy people don't manage money better because they're smarter — they have someone in their corner. A coach. An advisor. A plan. MoneyBricks gives hardworking Americans that same corner: personalized financial guidance in plain language, built for real working lives, delivered by Brix, our Financial Strength Coach.
We make that guidance accessible to everyone through the language every hardworking person understands: building something that lasts. You lay one brick at a time, follow the plan, and what you build becomes something no one can take away from you.
Our mission. A financial future you’re proud of.
To help every working person architect a financial future they're proud of — by giving them the blueprint, the tools, and the AI-powered guidance to build it brick by brick, at every stage of their working life.
Build What Matters.
One row at a time. You don’t build a wall in a day.
Every area of your money is a row in the same wall — from the income at the foundation to the freedom at the top. You don’t build it all at once. You lay the next brick, then the one after it.
- BuildThe brickwork beyond the basics.
- GrowMultiply what you keep.
- ProtectDefend the structure.
- SaveBuild reserves with purpose.
- SpendDirect every dollar.
- EarnMaster the income that funds everything else.
▲ Build upward — 30 bricks, 6 rows. Earn is the foundation, Build is the roof.
See all 30 bricks on the Brickboard.
What we stand for. The rules we hold ourselves to.
Practical
Real strategies for real working people — no theory, no jargon, no Wall Street nonsense.
Honest
Straightforward financial truth, the same way a good foreman gives it to you straight.
Progressive
Your financial build grows over time, one solid row of bricks at a time.
Personalized
Your blueprint is unique to your income, your profession, your life stage, and your goals.
Empowering
We teach you how to read the plan — not just hand you a paycheck.
These five values are downstream of the MoneyFesto — the founding philosophy MoneyBricks is built against. Read our MoneyFesto.
MoneyBricks is operated by MoneyBricks LLC, a California limited liability company.
Who’s behind MoneyBricks. A finance career, and what it never taught him.
Ryan Fessler
Founder · CPA, MBA, CTP
Ryan spent his career in corporate finance — building the systems and processes that manage money inside companies, from startups to the Fortune 500. And in all that time, no one — not school, not the job, not the bank — ever taught him the money lessons that matter most in real life.
MoneyBricks is his answer: the same principles that keep a company financially strong — a plan, a system, a next move — put in plain language for a household. He’s building the honest coach and the playbook he wishes he’d had, so a secure future doesn’t come down to who raised you or what you do for work.
The philosophy behind all of it is written down. Read our MoneyFesto.
Advisory council. The people we check our work against.
Advisors who lend their experience to keep the MoneyBricks plan grounded in real working life.
Bryan Schurter
Tax & Financial Advisor
Since 2004, he has helped teachers, school employees, and families build financial security — through tax preparation, retirement planning, life insurance, real estate, and estate planning.
Cameron Erickson
Investment Banker
Founder of an institutional advisory firm that helps small business owners scale. With a diverse background spanning executive leadership in healthcare technology and financial strategy, Cameron brings a unique perspective to financial planning.
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