Money01
Your “enough” number is not a retirement number
A more useful way to calculate the cost of a life you actually want.
8 min
Life · money · independent work
Older.
Richer.
Wiser?
A field guide for people old enough to know the rules—and curious enough to rewrite them.
The premise
Enough is a design problem.
The second half is not an epilogue.
Money is useful. Time is finite. Status is expensive. We examine the trade-offs plainly—so you can build a life with more agency, meaningful work and room to change your mind.
Latest thinking
Six useful provocations
Work02
The unfair advantage of a second-act business
Why experience, judgment and a smaller appetite for nonsense make a potent combination.
7 min
Life03
Build a time portfolio, not just an investment portfolio
Diversifying your days may matter as much as diversifying your assets.
6 min
Money04
The “one more year” trap
When sensible caution quietly becomes indefinite postponement.
7 min
Work05
A small business after 50: design for optionality
A practical model for income without rebuilding the career you just escaped.
9 min
Life06
The midlife status audit
Which ambitions are still yours—and which are expensive hand-me-downs?
6 min
A considered note, occasionally
No daily noise. Just one idea worth keeping.
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