The Redside Foundation

Managing your finances in today's world isn't easy, especially when inflation makes everything cost more. However, with a positive commitment, basic education, and consistency, achieving your personal finance goals is doable.

The commitment and consistency needed to be successful are personal, but how and where to learn money management skills is available for free to anyone. Here’s some great resources to start with:

Khan Academy (khanacademy.org) offers excellent free courses on personal finance, investing basics, and economics that are helpful for beginners to experts.

NerdWallet (nerdwallet.com/finance) and Investopedia (Investopedia.com/personal-finance) both offer helpful articles on nearly any financial topic. Investopedia’s personal finance dictionary is especially useful for learning terms.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (consumerfinance.gov) is a government website with unbiased guides on budgeting, debt, and credit.

Ramsey Solutions. (ramseysolutions.com) If you're looking for a step by step program to follow about reducing debt and building wealth, Ramsey Solutions offers their seven “Baby Step” program with daily podcast support.

If you’d like to talk about any of these resources or your own personal finance goals and challenges, the Redside Foundation offers guides free, confidential financial coaching appointments with one of our volunteer financial coaches (who also happen to be guides and get the particular challenges). Check out the link in our bio for more information and to sign up for an appointment.

image: Shane Moser

We are so excited about this collaboration with Illumine Collect dropping Friday. 40% goes to supporting guide health! Get yours, share the link, and spread the joy of the being part of the We've Got Your Back crew!

Something good is dropping Friday. Our collab with The Redside Foundation is made for the folks who show up, guide on, and always have each other’s backs.

Something good is dropping Friday. Our collab with The Redside Foundation is made for the folks who show up, guide on, and always have each other’s backs.

Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado Guides:

Our annual photo contest will begin August 1st this year! All photos submitted will be considered to create The 2027 Redside Foundation calendar.

We encourage you to submit up to three images. Send in your pics that showcase you experiences while guiding. Landscapes, wildlife, portraits, and action photos are all welcome!

Photos will be selected based on quality, creativity, and uniqueness.
Photo requirements:

* File size must be at least 1MB in size.
* Landscape-oriented photos are preferred; however, if you have an extra-special portrait-oriented image, we will consider it.
* Please include a caption including the place or person's name for each photo.
* All photos must be taken by you.
* If your photo is selected, photo credit will be given, and you will receive a free calendar.
* All entrants in the photo contest are eligible for prizes regardless of being selected for the calendar. We will randomly select 5 entrants for prizes.

**By submitting your photo to this contest, you are giving The Redside Foundation the right to use your photo in our calendar, social media, and other digital and print media forms.

Please submit all photos to [email protected]

Thank you in advance for sharing your photos with us!

image: Katherine Middleton, Bear Prints at the Confluence of Moose Creek and The Selway

This Thursday! Sometimes the people who guide others need a hand themselves. Join the Redside Foundation and Sunlight Sports for Pint Night, and find out about the work that is happening right now to make sure that our guides and outfitters get the support they deserve.

The evening will include a short film, an overview of resources, and time to talk with the people doing the work. Open to any guide or outfitter in the Bighorn Basin, anyone who works alongside them, and anyone who wants to understand what the community needs.
Every Thursday at Pint Night, we offer complimentary beer or non-alcoholic beverages to anyone with a Sunlight pint glass. Don’t have one yet? You can purchase a limited-edition glass at the event. 100% of proceeds go directly to one of our five local nonprofit partners that get kids outside.
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How to support a guide in your life:

If someone you love is a guide, here's what helps:

1. Understand their schedule is non-negotiable during season
2. Don't take communication gaps personally
3. Ask specific questions ('How are you managing stress?' vs 'How are you?')
4. Recognize that their work is physically, mentally, & emotionally demanding
5. Share resources like The Redside Foundation
6. Celebrate their professional passion and skills

Guide life is extraordinary, but it's not easy.

Share this post with someone who loves a guide. 💚

And guides: share this with your people so they understand how to show up for you.

image: Alexa Swanstrom

Calling all guides, outfitters, and outdoor community members in CODY, WY!

The guiding life is incredible, but let's be honest, it comes with unique challenges. Seasonal instability, physical toll, and long stretches of isolation are real. That’s why we are so excited for Guide & Outfitter Community Night right here at Sunlight Sports.

Come learn about our guide resources, including a confidential, 24/7 Guide Helpline, Professional Development Grants, Scholarships, Free Financial Health Coaching, and more

When: Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Sunlight Sports

Bonus: It’s also Pint Night! Bring your Sunlight pint glass (or buy a limited-edition one at the event) for complimentary beer or NA beverages. 100% of proceeds go directly to local nonprofits getting kids outside. 🍻

Whether you're a working guide, outfitter, work alongside the industry, or just want to support the people who steward our public lands and are at the heart of our outdoor and tourist recreation economy, we want to see you there.

Recently, we caught up with Jeffe Aronson, a legend in his own right, who cares deeply about the guiding community, who he calls his 'pards'.

We were chatting about the unique challenges guides face and agreed that one of the toughest is the transitions - between crews/places, between seasons, and in and out of guiding. That transition between the amazing feeling feeling of being in the most beautiful places with incredible people and then feeling unmoored, alone, or 'exceptionally unexceptional' when the season is over.

Jeffe asked us to pass along a message: "I would have called the Guide Helpline had I known about it when I retired in 2019. Leaving the Middle Fork and the Grand Canyon, my whole life for 47 years, just about killed me. My heart wept for a long time. I got lucky twice over to have a wonderful wife and dog and off-grid home on a river or I’m pretty sure I’d have checked out. Use this service old pards. It’s a sign of inner strength, is offered with love and respect, and can be accepted likewise."

We're here whenever you need us - you can call or text the Guide Helpline 208-740-1192 any time you need support. Whether its transitions, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, relationships, or anything else, we've got your back.

We love being part of this event💚💪🏼

Snake River Fest 2026 is officially in the books. Hyperbole can run amuck, but this was unquestionably the most impactful event since its inception in 2022. Our sincere gratitude goes out to our community and all of you who came out to join Snake River Fund and Jackson Hole Kayak Club to celebrate our federally designated Wild & Scenic watershed during three days of competition, learning, live music, and local brews and cuisine. Snake River Fund would also like to thank our numerous vendors and partnering organizations and agencies who made this event possible, including –

Women in the Tetonss - Teton Science Schools - Friends of the Bridger-Teton - Teton Conservation District - Art In The Alpine - Stanza Design - Jackson Hole History - Grand Teton National Park Foundation - Sturdy Pine Gear & Repair - Hala Gear -Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited - Protect Our Water Jackson Hole - Teton Treats -Youer - Astoria Hot Springs & Park - Teton County W**d and Pest District - Velvet Fabrication - PAWS - Coombs Outdoors - The Redside Foundation - Teton County Search and Teton County Search and Rescue - Teton Adaptive and Surf Wyoming.

We look forward to seeing you all next year for Snake River Fest 2027.