Survey & Offer Apps
I Tested 9 Survey and Offer Apps for 60 Days: What Actually Paid
A full payout table, cash-out minimums and which apps I'd actually recommend to a friend who needs grocery money by Friday.
Latest
Cashback Apps
The Cash-Back Apps Worth Installing (and the Three I Deleted)
Ratings, store availability and the exact apps still on my phone after a year of receipt scanning.
Investing
Micro-Investing Apps Compared: Fees, Minimums and What $50 a Month Becomes
I ran the fee math on five apps so you don't have to open five accounts to find out.
Digital Products
I Made $1,900 Selling Notion Templates: The Exact Setup
Marketplaces, pricing, the tools I used to build templates, and the fee cut each platform takes.
Freelancing
How to Set Up a Freelance Invoicing Workflow in an Afternoon
The tools, templates and automations that got my invoicing from a Google Doc to something clients pay faster.
Gig Work
What Delivery Gig Pay Looks Like in a Mid-Size City
Three apps, four months, one spreadsheet. Here's what delivery actually pays once gas and time are counted.
Essay
The Hour-a-Day Rule That Made Side Projects Stick
Why the side projects that actually shipped were the ones I capped, not the ones I binged.
Essay
Why I Stopped Tracking Every Dollar
Three years into running a budget spreadsheet for a living, I quietly stopped using one myself.