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Investing for RetireesLeft-Side or Right-Side Investing? Time for the Young, Discipline for Retirees

An author's framework for comparing left-side accumulation, which relies on time and patience, with disciplined right-side entry rules that some retirees may use as a risk-control overlay.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 86 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of four moderate Barre sessions, 111 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Codex LearningCodex Is Not Just Faster Coding: Three Ways It Expands What One Person Can Build

Use Codex to turn unclear requirements into working results, learn unfamiliar technology through real projects, and expand what one person can complete.

Codex LearningUse Jev to Route Work Between Codex, Claude, Gemini, and Grok

Set up a Windows routing layer in which Jev classifies a task and a local dispatcher sends it to an already-installed coding agent.

Bitcoin BookThe Ponzi Accusation

Why Bitcoin can resemble a reflexive speculative market without fitting the regulatory definition of a Ponzi or pyramid scheme.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of one moderate Barre session, 17 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Codex LearningHow to Name and Manage Codex Subagents

Define clear Codex agent roles, give each role a useful name, delegate bounded work, and keep permissions separate from job descriptions.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of two moderate Barre sessions, 46 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of two moderate Barre sessions, 87 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Codex LearningBuilding a Codex Control Center: Managing Multiple AI Projects from One Workspace

Organize multiple independent repositories beneath one Codex-visible workspace while preserving project instructions, Git history, permissions, and secrets.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 73 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of one moderate Barre session, 69 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 106 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of four moderate Barre sessions, 123 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of one moderate Barre session, 18 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Codex LearningMarkdown Files for Codex: A Beginner's Guide

Learn what .md files are, which Markdown files Codex treats specially, and how to use AGENTS.md, SKILL.md, README.md, and learning notes without mixing their roles.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 60 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 123 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 82 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Investing for RetireesIs Buy-and-Hold QQQ Too Risky for a Large IRA?

QQQ owns exceptional companies, but its concentration and drawdown history show why it may not be a complete retirement portfolio.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of two moderate Barre sessions, 57 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of one moderate Barre session, 11 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 94 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of one moderate Barre session, 39 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of one moderate Barre session, 65 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of two moderate Barre sessions, 109 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of four moderate Barre sessions, 85 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of four moderate Barre sessions, 83 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Investing for RetireesHow Much Do I Need for $50,000 a Year in Retirement?

A simple comparison of the total assets required to support $50,000 of first-year retirement spending at withdrawal rates from 2% to 5%.

Investing for RetireesMy Daughter and I Invest Differently—and We Both May Be Right

A retired parent and a 30-year-old daughter face the same markets from opposite cash-flow positions—and need different investment strategies.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of two moderate Barre sessions, 24 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of two moderate Barre sessions, 38 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 55 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of four moderate Barre sessions, 107 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of two moderate Barre sessions, 39 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of five moderate Barre sessions, 109 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Bitcoin BookScarcity Is Necessary but Not Sufficient

Why Bitcoin’s 21-million limit matters, why scarcity alone cannot create demand, and what a serious valuation thesis must explain.

Daily Gym WorkoutsOura workout summary

A concise Oura summary of three moderate Barre sessions, 43 workout minutes, and the day's activity totals.

Daily Gym WorkoutsA three-session Barre day

Three moderate Barre sessions spread from morning to late afternoon, totaling 76 minutes and paired with a privacy-minimized Oura summary.

Daily Gym WorkoutsThree moderate Barre sessions

Three moderate Barre sessions totaling 76 minutes, paired with a privacy-minimized Oura summary from a highly active day.

Bitcoin BookThe Digital-Gold Hypothesis

Where the comparison between Bitcoin and gold works, where it breaks, and what evidence could falsify the digital-gold thesis.

Daily Gym WorkoutsTwo moderate Barre sessions

Two moderate Barre sessions totaling 80 minutes, paired with a privacy-minimized Oura summary from an active day.

Daily Gym WorkoutsARORA Fit resistance workout

Progressive cardio zones, sled pushes, two strength blocks, and a privacy-minimized Oura summary from a full training day.

Bonsai CollectionA Chinese Juniper Shaped by Wind

A close reading of a slanting Chinese juniper whose deadwood, live vein, and concentrated foliage suggest a tree shaped by persistent wind.

Codex LearningHow to Use Codex Remote from Your Phone

Connect a trusted computer to Codex Remote so you can start tasks, guide work, approve actions, and review results from the ChatGPT mobile app.

Codex LearningHow to Learn Codex in the Easy Way

Learn Codex through one small, real project: inspect the workspace, make a safe change, verify it, keep a learning log, and turn repeated work into a skill.

Bitcoin BookYou Can’t Hold Bitcoin

Buying Bitcoin is easy. Holding it requires an understanding strong enough to survive volatility without becoming blind faith.

Codex LearningHow to Create a Personal SPMO Rebalancing Skill

Design a reusable Codex skill that finds the largest initial SPMO stock weight after each rebalance without confusing the workflow with the data.

Daily Gym WorkoutsActivity goal workout

A daily activity log recording 664 active calories, an Oura activity score of 98, and a goal exceeded by 80%.

Codex LearningFrom an Idea to Work Codex Can Complete

A beginner’s framework for turning an idea into a project, workable tasks, agent assignments, and repeatable skills.

Bitcoin BookBitcoin’s Opportunity Has Changed

Bitcoin’s opportunity has not disappeared; the source of the potential edge has shifted from an understanding gap to the market cycle.

Codex LearningA Simple Codex Project Hierarchy for Websites

Use AGENTS.md files for scoped instructions and page.tsx files for the webpages Codex helps you maintain.

Daily Gym WorkoutsAloha Fit workout

Cardio intervals, front-rack strength work, resistance-band accessories, and a 418-active-calorie Oura result.

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01>_TechnologyCodex Learning

Experiments, workflows, and plain-language lessons for working better with Codex.

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02↗Financial LifeInvesting for Retirees

Clear thinking about portfolios, income, risk, and the long retirement horizon.

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03§Financial LifeEstate Planning

Questions, checklists, and concepts for putting a thoughtful plan in place.

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04₿Books & ResearchBitcoin Book

Reading notes and research for understanding Bitcoin one chapter at a time.

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05+Health & LifestyleDaily Gym Workouts

Simple training logs, routines, and lessons about showing up consistently.

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06⌁Health & LifestyleBonsai Collection

A living catalog of trees, seasonal work, and lessons in patient cultivation.

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