Body: Hi everyone, I’m Mustapha, Agency Owner & Media Buyer from Morocco 🇲🇦. I’ve spent years mastering Paid Traffic, but I’ve realized a critical truth about the Creator Economy: The Philosophy: "Social Media is Rented Land. The algorithm is your landlord, and he can raise the rent (or evict you) at any time. A true Mogul uses the rented land solely to move people into their Owned Kingdom (Email List, Community, Products)." Why I’m here: I know how to "Pay for the Traffic" (The Rent). I’m here to learn from you how to "Build the Asset" (The Brand & Content) so we stop being tenants of the algorithm and start being owners of our future. Let’s stop renting and start owning. 🤝🧱

Thanksgiving is done, the leftovers are probably gone, and the internet has shouted itself hoarse about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So, rather than talking about what our audiences are spending, I want to talk about how we are earning. Most personal finance creators do not have “a business” in the singular. We have a stack. A slightly wobbly pile of income streams that might include: - 1 to 1 services or coaching - Digital products and courses - Memberships or communities - Ads and brand deals - Platform revenue share (YouTube, TikTok, podcasts) - Affiliate deals Some parts of that stack are under our control. Some belong to the algorithm gods. Some are there because they made sense two years ago and we have never quite had the heart to kill them. I have my own version of this. Certain pieces are overweight, others I have been “meaning to build out properly” for far too long. December is my annual excuse to stare at it and ask a very simple question: If I could redesign this from scratch for 2026, what would I actually want it to look like? I would love to turn that into a group exercise. ***YOUR 2026 REVENUE STACK CHECKUP** Copy paste this into the comments and fill it in: - Niche and main platforms: - Current revenue stack: - One stream you want to grow in 2026 and why: - One stream you would happily shrink or kill and why: - One action you will take in December to move toward that 2026 stack: You do not need to share exact numbers if that feels uncomfortable. Percentages or rough ranges are completely fine. The point is to see: - Where you are overweight on fragile, platform dependent income - Where you are underweight on owned, compounding assets like products, email and memberships If you are earlier in your journey and only have one stream right now, that is perfect. Just write: - What you have today - What the “dream stack” looks like 12 to 18 months from now I will go first in the comments. What do you want your revenue stack to look like by the end of 2026, if it is doing its job properly for you and your audience?

I hope everyone had a blessed time giving thanks for any family you may have left. For us older folks, we wonder who will be missing the next year. Count your blessings while you still have them. Say what you've been meaning to, you may never get a chance again.