# Itemized money breakdown with real figures

A business and marketing format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/business-and-marketing/itemized-money-breakdown-with-real-figures

Publish the real numbers: rate card, income streams or where the paycheck goes. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 9x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Slideshow.

## Why it works

Specific dollar figures satisfy financial curiosity and give viewers a benchmark to bookmark. They beat vague mindset posts on the same accounts.

## How to make it

1. Open with the headline number
2. Break it into line items with exact amounts
3. Finish with the total or stacked example

## Hook formula

I made [$X] in [period], here's every dollar

## Examples

- @melanierrenee (25K followers, TikTok talking head): 28x their usual views. Hook: “I MADE $30K IN SEPTEMBER **still can't believe it” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@melanierrenee/video/7694087550348102942)
- @linazunigaofficial (140K followers, Instagram slideshow): 9.3x their usual likes. Hook: ““I want to make $100K a month but I have no idea how.” Save this.” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9KEY-m31M/)
- @hannahkoumakis (178K followers, TikTok slideshow): 3.6x their usual views. Hook: “Our Payday routine Splitting our $12,500 joint monthly income into our different accounts” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahkoumakis/photo/7694179730186145032)

More business and marketing formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/business-and-marketing.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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