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September 24, 2026
Mo' money, mo' problems (literally)
Why a high income does NOT mean more wealth, and what to do about it
Read issue →September 16, 2026
I spent 2 years building this
The Wealth Potion Academy is open. $299 for founding members until October 31.
Read issue →July 9, 2026
Hyperinflation, explained
Here is how to protect yourself from the crisis that decimated Weimar, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Turkey.
Read issue →July 3, 2026
What is Compound Interest
Why it's considered the 8th wonder of the world, and how to properly use it to build wealth
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July 1, 2026
Best Mint Alternative for 2026: Where to Go Now That Mint is Dead
Mint is dead. Here's what to use instead — honest reviews of Monarch, YNAB, and privacy-first alternatives that won't sell your data.
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June 28, 2026
The Best Gamified Personal Finance App: Why Wealth Potion Is Different
Wealth Potion is the only gamified personal finance app built around how you actually think — levels, skill trees, and real net worth milestones.
Read article →June 22, 2026
How (And Why) To Build Generational Wealth
Hot take: ultra-rich people who leave their children with nothing are virtue signaling (and raising kids who will hate them)
Read issue →June 12, 2026
You're Using The Wrong FIRE Number
The FIRE Movement is great, but it can also make financial freedom feel far away. Here's a better approach.
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June 5, 2026
Best Net Worth Tracker Without a Bank Link: Why Privacy-First Tracking Actually Matters
Track your net worth without handing your bank data to surveillance capitalism. Here's why privacy-first tracking is the smarter play.
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June 3, 2026
Best Personal Finance Course Online: What's Actually Worth Your Money
An honest comparison of the best personal finance courses online — Dave Ramsey, Ramit Sethi, Graham Stephan, Minority Mindset, and Wealth Potion Academy — ranked by the worldview each one installs.
Read article →May 28, 2026
Bitcoin 101: Your Crash Course on Everything Bitcoin
The Complete Guide to Buying, Holding, and Thinking About It
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The Archive
Every Article, In One Place
2026
- Mo' money, mo' problems (literally)
- Hyperinflation, explained
- What is Compound Interest
- Best Mint Alternative for 2026: Where to Go Now That Mint is Dead
- The Best Gamified Personal Finance App: Why Wealth Potion Is Different
- How (And Why) To Build Generational Wealth
- You're Using The Wrong FIRE Number
- Best Net Worth Tracker Without a Bank Link: Why Privacy-First Tracking Actually Matters
- Best Personal Finance Course Online: What's Actually Worth Your Money
- Bitcoin 101: Your Crash Course on Everything Bitcoin
- Is Canada Facing A Housing Crisis?
- What is a Wealth Builder?
- Claude Code is Your Co-Founder Now
- How to Build Wealth in High Inflation
- What Is the Stifel Wealth Tracker? (And Who It's Actually For)
- ProjectionLab Review: Is It Worth It? (And When to Use Something Simpler)
- Empower Net Worth Tracker Review: Is It Worth Using?
- Best Budgeting Apps 2025 (The Honest Breakdown)
- How to Build Wealth in Your 20s: The Complete Roadmap
- Will AI Replace Your Job? Here's What to Do About It
- Is the AI Bubble Real?
- What Is a Solopreneur? Meaning, Business Ideas and How to Start
- OpenClaw, simply explained
- Financial Independence, Retire... Never?
- Macro Investing, the Easy Way: The Indicators That Matter
- The Alchemist is NOT About Manifestation
- 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Is a Scam
2025
- Why You Need to Become an Entrepreneur
- How to Actually Achieve Your 2026 Goals
- Budget Without a Budget
- Why VCs Love Crypto (and Hate Bitcoin)
- Why Everyone is Buying Gold
- What is Money Printing?
- Don't Lose Hope
- 1000 True Fans
- You Don't Need a Raise
- The Silent Wealth Killer: Lifestyle Creep
- Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA): What It Means and Why It Works
- Index ETFs: If It’s So Simple, Why Are There So Many?
- Level 4: Passive Investing vs. Active Investing
- Level 3: Maximizing Tax Free Accounts
- Debunking Gary's Economics
- How You Play Video Games = How You Live Life
- Level 2: Financial Advisors (NPCs That Steal Your Gold)
- Level 1: Why You Shouldn't Save in Cash
- Level 0: Escaping Debt AKA "Tutorial Island"
- Building Wealth is a Video Game (The 5 Levels)
- Building in Public
- I had cancer.
2024
- Is Bitcoin An Inflation Hedge?
- How Interest Rates Cause Layoffs
- All Roads Lead to Inflation
- Why Inflation is Theft
- How to Ask for a Raise
- Debunking 3 Myths About Inflation
- How to Apply For a Job
- Bitcoin is NOT Crypto
- The Yield Curve and Why It Matters
- Brace for More Black Swan Events
- Judgment and Being Open-Minded
- How the Roman Empire Collapsed
- Personalized Finance
- Tech Layoffs Weren’t Your Fault
- Making Money vs. Keeping Money
- The Creator Economy is the Future
- What is Wealth?
- Asymmetric Bets: The Holy Grail of Investing, Explained
- The Importance of Time Preference in 2024
- Crossing the Rubicon: The US Dollar and the World Reserve Currency
- Buying the Dip vs. Timing the Market
- Burning the Boats and Betting on Yourself
2023
- How “Save Your Money” Became “Invest Your Money”
- The Cost of Freedom in the Exponential Age – The War of Art
- What is Cathedral Thinking and How to Use it to Grow Wealth
- What is FatFIRE and How Much to FatFIRE
- What Does VHCOL Mean? Very High Cost of Living, Explained
- Taking the Temperature – Breaking Down Howard Marks’ Memo
- What Caused Inflation from 2020 to 2023?
- What is Inflation and What Causes It?
- The 3 Levels of Emergency Funds – and How to Calculate Them
- Become Known Well, Not Well Known
- Universities are Dying because of the Creator Economy
- Exponential Growth vs. Linear Growth
- What is Inflation and How to Protect Yourself
- Mental Models and How to Use Them