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]
How we measure · Report an error or ask for removal
- 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
- Whop listing: whop.com/budgetdog-academy, as collected 28 Sept 2026
- Official website: budgetdog.com/about, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
- Official website: budgetdog.com, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.
Whop files this seller under coaching and courses / personal finance. The platform’s classification, not ours.
The same operator elsewhere
- Also runs brennan-schlagbaum-4002 on Skool.Both listings publish the same account, instagram.com/budgetdog. Recorded 6 Sept 2026. Declared by the listings themselves, not inferred by us. Tell us if this is wrong.
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.
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.
Present in every one of the 9 weeks recorded since September 2026, with no week missing.
Net member count up 14% between our first reading, on 10 Sept 2026, and our latest, on 2 Nov 2026.
Run this community?
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
13 observations over 52 days.
Observation log
| Observed | Members | Change | Price | Ceiling / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1,087 | +10 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 1,077 | +11 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,066 | +13 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 1,053 | +6 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,047 | +5 | $7,000 one-off | One-off pricing |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,042 | +12 | $7,000 one-off | One-off pricing |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,030 | +13 | $7,000 one-off | One-off pricing |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 1,017 | +9 | $7,000 one-off | One-off pricing |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,008 | +19 | $7,000 one-off | One-off pricing |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 989 | +10 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 21 Sept 2026 | 979 | +3 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 20 Sept 2026 | 976 | +21 | Not recorded | Not calculated |
| 10 Sept 2026 | 955 | Not recorded | Not 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
| Members | Crossing | Between readings |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | Passed | 28 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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