self-funded
Paid from pocket
Self-funded describes something paid for with one's own money rather than external sources like loans, grants, or investors.
A self-funded startup relies on the founder's savings.
A self-funded campaign uses the candidate's personal wealth.
In insurance, a self-funded plan means an employer pays claims directly rather than through a traditional insurer.
Funded without outside capital
- startupNew business enterprise
- founderOne who begins something
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- capitalWealth used for investment
investor · seed money · angel · equity · pitch · runway · burn rate · scalable
Self-directed and free
- debt-freeWithout financial obligations
- unencumberedFree from hindrances
- beholdenOwing thanks or duty
- strings attachedHidden conditions on offers
creative control · ownership · freedom · flexibility · independent · sovereignty · organic growth · sustainable
Paid from personal funds
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
student loans · working student · night school · part-time · community college · trade school · online courses · continuing education
Employer-sponsored retirement savings
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- nest eggSaved money for later
- portfolioCollected works or assets
savings · annuity · social security · fixed income · investment · dividend · compound interest · financial planning
Bestow or award money
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- pilot studySmall preliminary research trial
- unfundedLacking allocated resources
- academicRelating to education or theory
publication · dissertation · fieldwork · laboratory · equipment · tenure · adjunct · passion project
bootstrapped
Funded without outside capital
capital · investor · seed money · angel · equity · pitch · runway · burn rate · scalable · exit strategy
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- debt-freeWithout financial obligations
- unencumberedFree from hindrances
- beholdenOwing thanks or duty
strings attached · creative control · ownership · freedom · flexibility · independent · sovereignty · organic growth · sustainable
out-of-pocket
Paid from personal funds
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
financial aid · student loans · working student · night school · part-time · community college · trade school · online courses · continuing education · professional development
401k
Employer-sponsored retirement savings
portfolio · savings · annuity · social security · fixed income · investment · dividend · compound interest · financial planning · early retirement
grant
Bestow or award money
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- pilot studySmall preliminary research trial
- unfundedLacking allocated resources
academic · publication · dissertation · fieldwork · laboratory · equipment · tenure · adjunct · passion project · citizen science
- funding statusunfunded, underfunded, overfunded, crowdfunded, bootstrapped
- indie filmindie films, indie film, independent, low budget, independent film
- bootstrappingsweat equity, solopreneur, organic growth, reinvestment, shoestring budget
- out-of-pocket costsout-of-pocket, copay, copayment, deductible, coinsurance
- Independence Levelsautonomous, codependent, dependent, semi-independent, interdependent
self-fundedcrowdfunded
Financed by public contributions
debt-financed · subsidized · sponsored · endowed · backed
self, fund, funding, selfless, funded, self-reliance, self-sufficient, self-sufficiency, self-supporting