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Budgetdog Academy review

Budgetdog Academy has grown 14% between 10 Sept 2026 and 2 Nov 2026, by its published member count. It was sold as a single purchase at our last price reading, on 19 Oct 2026.

A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined Budgetdog Academy, and nothing below is a verdict.

Budgetdog Academy is a personal finance education program sold on Whop by an account in the name of Brennan Schlagbaum.[1] The Whop account was created in November 2024.[1] The Budgetdog website names Brennan as the founder of Budgetdog and presents the founder as a CPA and host of the Money On My Mind podcast.[2][3]

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Members
1,087
Published price
$7,000
one-off, last read 19 Oct 2026
Members, last 28 days
+79
5 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026
Rank by members
#690
of 2,252 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#249
of 847 sellers listed in trading and investing, by published members
Check the Course score
96
A, very strong
Niche
Trading and investing
1,104 listed here
Created
23 Nov 2024
Whop publishes this date
Readings
13
since 10 Sept 2026

About Budgetdog Academy

According to its Whop tagline, the academy provides resources, tools, motivation and personalized coaching.[1] Budgetdog teaches a framework in three parts: tracking money, growing it, and protecting it.[3] The first part rests on three financial statements (a budget, a balance sheet and amortization schedules), and the third covers choosing suitable financial and insurance products.[3]

Beyond the academy, Budgetdog publishes the Money on My Mind podcast, a book and a free AI budget template.[3] The brand started as @budgetdog, with the aim of helping people take control of their own financial situations.[2]

Sources

  1. Whop listing: whop.com/budgetdog-academy, as collected 28 Sept 2026
  2. Official website: budgetdog.com/about, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
  3. Official website: budgetdog.com, retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

How Whop files this
NicheTrading and investingMethodLong-term investingFormatMentorship or coaching

Whop files this seller under coaching and courses / personal finance. The platform’s classification, not ours.

The same operator elsewhere

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 2 Nov 2026 from Whop source page archived copy 2c59008a8bcc.
Observable monthly ceiling
Not calculated

One-off pricing has no monthly recurring value, so no monthly ceiling is calculated.

Published price: $7,000 one-off, last read 19 Oct 2026.

Against the trading and investing niche

Percentile among the other 1,103 trading and investing listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size71st
smallestlargest
Check the Course Score
96AVery strong

Ahead of 96% of the 13,656 Whop communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure Budgetdog Academy published itself.

  • Size 67% of the scoreahead of 84%
  • Growth 33% of the scoreahead of 89%
  • Reviews 25% of the scoreno reading

    No published rating for this seller.

An algorithmic position among tracked listings: not an endorsement, a guarantee or advice. How the score works.

  • Top 25% by size on Whop. Measured by Check the Course.Top 25% by size on Whop. Measured by Check the Course.
  • Listed every week since September 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Listed every week since September 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Present in every one of the 9 weeks recorded since September 2026, with no week missing.

  • Members up 14% since September 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Members up 14% since September 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Net member count up 14% between our first reading, on 10 Sept 2026, and our latest, on 2 Nov 2026.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 1,087 members.

Evidence: measured.

Following elsewhere
23,600 at its largest23,600 on TikTok. Followers on another platform, not members here.
First recorded
10 September 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere
TikTok

Tracked over time

Member change
+10+0.9%over 4 days+79+7.8%over 28 days
Price change
No change confirmed between readings taken the same way

13 observations over 52 days.

Member count
9609801,0001,0201,0401,0601,0801,08710 Sept 20262 Nov 2026change
Monthly price
This community uses one-off pricing, which has no monthly figure to plot.

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
2 Nov 20261,087+10Not recordedNot calculated
29 Oct 20261,077+11Not recordedNot calculated
26 Oct 20261,066+13Not recordedNot calculated
22 Oct 20261,053+6Not recordedNot calculated
19 Oct 20261,047+5$7,000 one-offOne-off pricing
15 Oct 20261,042+12$7,000 one-offOne-off pricing
12 Oct 20261,030+13$7,000 one-offOne-off pricing
8 Oct 20261,017+9$7,000 one-offOne-off pricing
5 Oct 20261,008+19$7,000 one-offOne-off pricing
28 Sept 2026989+10Not recordedNot calculated
21 Sept 2026979+3Not recordedNot calculated
20 Sept 2026976+21Not recordedNot calculated
10 Sept 2026955Not recordedNot calculated
Average per week, last 28 days5 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026+20
Average per week, since first reading10 Sept 2026 to 2 Nov 2026+18

Milestones observed

Milestones observed
MembersCrossingBetween readings
1,000Passed28 Sept 2026 and 5 Oct 2026

Common questions about Budgetdog Academy

What is Budgetdog Academy?
Budgetdog Academy is a personal finance education program sold on Whop by an account in the name of Brennan Schlagbaum. The Whop account was created in November 2024.
How much does Budgetdog Academy cost?
Budgetdog Academy cost a one-off $7,000 on Whop rather than a subscription when last read, 19 Oct 2026.
How many members does Budgetdog Academy have?
Budgetdog Academy lists 1,087 members, read 2 Nov 2026.
How has Budgetdog Academy's membership changed?
From 955 members on 10 Sept 2026, our first reading, to 1,087 on 2 Nov 2026: up 132, or 14%.
How does Budgetdog Academy compare with other trading and investing communities?
The niche median is 527 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.

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