The invisible curriculum. Compensation strategy, negotiation, and the moves that get you pulled into roles before they're ever posted.
Real attempts to build things that pay back. Starting with Facebook Marketplace. Documenting what works, what doesn't, and what direct ownership actually feels like.
I use AI at work every day in an industry being reshaped by it. Then I go home and use it to build things for myself. This is where I document what it can actually do.
A VP in her late 20s questions what high income actually builds — and starts doing something about it.
Read the manifesto →The room went silent. I'd just shown a group of business experts what AI could do to their workflows in real time. The silence wasn't confusion — it was recognition. This is a post about what that moment taught me, and why I now negotiate AI access the same way I negotiate salary.
Asset BuildingI had an idea at my sister's graduation. By that night I had a working AI portfolio manager placing real paper trades. Here's how it works — and what I'm waiting for before I trust it with real money.
Salary OptimizationThere's a system operating underneath every formal meeting in a professional organization. The room is a ratification, not a deliberation — and the people who understand that don't walk in unprepared. They've already had the meeting.
One essay, every week. On salary, assets, and using AI to close the gap between earning well and living freely.