The Architecture of Smallness
I became fluent in the mathematics of smallness. Calculate the ceiling height. Measure the doorframe. Trim accordingly. I didn’t collapse; I adapted, and adaptation just happened to look like shrinking.
Octavia Octaviano
What 'Cheap Money' Really Means (Hint: It's Not Cheaper Living)
For over a decade, central banks have made borrowing cheap—but while money flows easily for institutions, everyday life keeps getting more expensive. Rent rises, groceries climb, and wages lag behind. This is the story of cheap money—and why it doesn’t make life any cheaper for most of us.
How to Cut Out the Middleman and Save Money on Everything
That $149 air fryer? It costs $45 to make. Learn how to bypass retail markup and buy smarter by cutting out unnecessary middlemen on everything you purchase.
Money Follows Mindset, Not Magic Tricks
The problem isn't your strategy—it's your operating system. I spent years avoiding my finances until I realized: lottery winners go broke while janitors retire millionaires. Same economy, different mindset. The shift changes everything.
The American Addiction to Euphemism and What It Costs Us in Clarity
We don't fire people in America anymore. We "let them go," as if employment were a balloon we've been gripping too tightly, as if unemployment were a