Your Money Playbook How to Earn More, Build Wealth, and Win at Life

From an NFL linebacker turned Ivy League professor, discover realistic and foolproof strategies for building financial freedom in the modern world.

Brandon Copeland’s  determination to succeed and create the life he wanted launched him from Baltimore to the University of Pennsylvania and then to the NFL. Over his 10-year playing career, he saved and invested the majority of his earnings, created other business opportunities, and motivated his teammates as the locker room’s money professor. He returned to the same Ivy League classrooms midway through his football career to launch his Life 101 financial education platform, reaching thousands of students in person and online. 

Now, in this guide, Copeland breaks down his life-changing course into four digestible quarters:

• The Art of Hustle—optimizing opportunities and generating multiple streams of income.
• The Power of Growth—demystifying investing and making money work for you.
• The Commitment to Smart Spending—saving on major expenses and reducing everyday costs.
• The Promise of Legacy—unpacking dreaded topics like insurance, wills, and estate planning.

Your Money Playbook is a bold, practical, and action-oriented blend of candid introspection and strategy to help readers confront their financial insecurities and commit to building new, game-changing mindsets and practices. This accessible and inspirational guide puts the playbook for creating the life you’ve always imagined right in the palm of your hand.

Brandon Copeland describes himself as a Christian, husband, father, son, and brother, and  wears many purpose-driven hats when it comes to how he invests his working hours. The 31-year old stars on the Netflix show Buy My House while running his own real estate companies, one of which is building a 41-unit property with affordable housing in Newark, New Jersey where he’s set up his entrepreneurial headquarters. He also co-hosts the Money Music Culture podcast on SiriusXM and for the past five years has taught a financial literacy course at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, called Life 101, which has spun off into its own digital platform available to audiences nationwide. This has led to his partnership with financial tech startup MoneyLion, pushing out a growing library of content featuring Brandon to six-million users. He is a ten-year NFL veteran, having played with the Tennessee Titans, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Atlanta Falcons.