Money

I was sitting at my workbench last weekend, elbow-deep in the guts of a 1970s Moog synthesizer, when it hit me how much the "fintech" world has lied to us.…

I’ve spent enough time troubleshooting complex systems to know when someone is trying to sell you a broken fix. Every time I scroll through my feed, I see these "gurus"…

I spent twenty minutes last Tuesday watching a "budget influencer" explain how to use a complex, subscription-based meal planning app to optimize their pantry rotation. It was a classic case…

I was sitting at my workbench last November, surrounded by the guts of a half-disassembled Moog synthesizer, when I realized I was staring at a spreadsheet of "holiday deals" that…

I spent years watching "fintech gurus" try to sell me on complex apps that require twenty clicks just to see my checking account balance. It’s ridiculous. Most of these tools…

I spent three hours last night trying to sync a new fintech app with my bank accounts, only to realize the software was more interested in selling me a subscription…

I spent most of my twenties thinking that managing money meant sitting down with a stack of spreadsheets and a color-coded highlighter every single Sunday night. I fell for the…

I spent most of last Tuesday staring at a spreadsheet that was supposed to be our "master financial plan," feeling more frustrated than when I'm trying to trace a short…

I was sitting at my workbench last weekend, elbow-deep in the guts of a 1970s Moog synthesizer, when I realized I’d spent more time obsessing over the idea of a…

I was elbow-deep in the guts of a 1974 Moog synthesizer last weekend, trying to trace a faulty capacitor, when I realized how much our modern shopping habits mirror a…