The setup · 12-month demo
Twelve months. One decision at a time.
You play Jordan. One money decision a month — you see its full price before you commit, then live the result. Twelve months to the horizon.
- Cash
- $800
- Take-home pay
- $2,470/mo
- Essentials
- $2,000/mo
- Credit card
- $1,200 · 24% APR
- Energy
- 55/100
Light the First Sunrise: get passive income covering ≥ 2% of your monthly costs before the year runs out.
- ★ — reach First Sunrise
- ★★ — finish with a month of costs in cash
- ★★★ — never touch emergency credit
- Cash · runway
- months your cash covers costs
- Cash flow / mo
- money in minus money out
- Freedom progress
- passive income vs your costs
- Energy
- 0–100 · burnout below 35
Free · no sign-up · about 10 minutes
Every run is a fresh mix of events — same 12 months, different surprises. Asset yields are compressed for pace; the relationships are real.
What is this demo?
This is a free money simulator — a 12-month slice of Freedom Day, the financial life simulator. You play Jordan, a 24-year-old barista in Austin: about $2,470 a month in take-home pay and tips, $2,000 of essential costs, $800 in cash, and $1,200 on a credit card at 24% APR.
Each month brings one decision. Bonds, side gigs, courses, insurance, a volatile market, and the occasional broken phone — every one shows its full price before you commit, and every consequence is explained by one of the 24 principles the game teaches. Everyone gets the same set of decisions on the same day: the “seed of the day” makes runs comparable — decisions, not luck.
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Freedom Day is an educational simulation. Nothing here is financial advice. It is a simulation for learning. For decisions about your own money, talk to a qualified professional.