This is Part II to Why I’m Building a Life That’s Safe From the Noise, if you haven't read part I, I encourage you to read it first. With that said there’s a certain kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from work or school or even parenting, it comes from being constantly surrounded by ignorance.... Continue Reading →
Why Do Stock Futures Move Overnight? The Psychology Behind the After-Hours Market (and a Little Stranger Things Energy)
You shut down your laptop at 8 p.m. The market’s closed, dinner’s done, you’re half-asleep on the couch, then you glance at your phone one last time and see it: S&P 500 futures down 1.4% The regular market is asleep, but stock futures are throwing a midnight party in the dark. Why? Who’s even trading... Continue Reading →
Why I’m Building a Life That’s Safe From the Noise
There’s a lot going on right now. Wars overseas, continuous cost of living increases here at home, funding shortages, and policies under the current administration that don’t seem to be helping people at all. https://youtu.be/Tc5W_3r4tew?si=YBwoGkp_QrUMFp6Q This is one of the pieces I have been listening to this week. Every time you turn around, there’s something... Continue Reading →
Update on the Blog: No Monetization Pressure, But I Still Built This with Purpose
I started this blog on March 5th, 2024. It’s now June 22nd, 2025. That’s over a year of showing up, creating content, building something that wasn’t there before, and doing it whether or not anyone was reading. I’ve spent that portion of my life just creating. Whether it was through my own hands, physically typing... Continue Reading →
The Man in the Mended Coat: Notes on the Secret Language of Wealth
Somewhere in a quiet New England town, there’s a man who wears the same wool coat every winter, stitched twice in the elbow, never replaced. He eats the same breakfast every morning. Toast. A boiled egg. Black coffee. He walks to the bank not because he needs to, but because he likes the silence of... Continue Reading →
Pattern Recognition: What Instagram Follower Lists Can Teach You About People, Power, and the Market
We live in a world of noise, endless content, curated feeds, performative engagement. But beneath all the distraction, there are still signals. Real ones. And if you know how to listen, how to track, how to read what isn’t being said out loud, you gain an edge. Whether you're a psychology student, a retail investor,... Continue Reading →
Warren Buffett, Berkshire, and the Brick Building Nobody Notices
A chance conversation outside a grocery store turned into a reflection on Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, and how true investors think long-term, even when the headlines get loud. In a world obsessed with fast gains and market drama, this post is about staying steady, trusting your strategy, and understanding why Buffett built something meant to... Continue Reading →
It Started with a Letter to Santa: Eggnog and a Million Dollars, a Life of Investing
I once wrote a letter to Santa that said, “All I want is a box of eggnog and a million dollars.” I spelled my name backwards in the signature because I was that young and dyslexic. My mom saved it. I threw it away later in a PTSD-driven moment trying to forget my childhood. But... Continue Reading →
Maya’s Financial Case Study: A Letter on Building Late, But Not Too Late
To the readers of this blog, Each year, Warren Buffett begins his annual letter not with a market prediction, but with a story. I’ll do the same. Let me tell you about Maya. Maya is fictional, but only technically. She exists in spirit all around us, in a sister, a coworker, a neighbor, or even... Continue Reading →
Financial Maintenance: The Quiet Habits That Preserve Wealth Over Time
Everyone talks about how to make money. But very few talk about how to keep it. We glorify the big wins, your first investment, your side hustle taking off, landing that promotion. We celebrate the breakthrough moments. But the truth is, wealth isn’t built in a moment. It’s built in the maintenance. Financial maintenance is... Continue Reading →
