Costs

3 C's · Pillar 9 · Group 1 · Course 3/6

Financials · Funds

Costs

3 C's · Course 3 of 6

Cost management: categorizing, tracking, and evaluating expenses

How it flows

What you spend → Whether it earns → How to control it

What you'll work through

Categories — Every expense sorted by type: fixed, variable, discretionary, investment

Contribution — Evaluating whether each cost directly contributes to revenue or growth

Control — Cutting what doesn't earn its keep and renegotiating what does

Key questions answered

  • How do I categorize all my expenses so I can see where money is really going?
  • Which of my expenses are actually earning their keep?
  • How do I cut unnecessary costs and renegotiate the ones I keep?

Where this fits

Part of the Financials pillar — focused on funds. This is course 3 of 6 in this group.

Other courses in Funds:

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