The Prison Of Financial Mediocrity

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This hits two of Brian's core interests: personal finance strategy and the broader economic context that drives demand for side projects and alternative income streams. As someone building fintech products and running multiple side hustles, he likely has strong opinions on whether young people should focus on skill-building vs. speculation.

Relevant Domains

Side projects/automation/earning from skills - Primary Personal finance/risk/long-term planning - Primary AI/agents/future of software work - Secondary (how tech skills create escape hatches)

Blog Angles

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"Why I Build Side Projects Instead of Buying Lottery Tickets"

Thesis

Technical skills give you positive expected value bets while speculation gives you negative EV with house edge

Your Hook

Compare ROI from his print-on-demand automation vs. what he'd have made day-trading crypto

2

"The Developer's Unfair Advantage in Uncertain Times"

Thesis

Programming is the ultimate hedge against economic uncertainty because you can automate income streams

Your Hook

Specific revenue numbers from his automated tools vs. traditional investment returns

3

"Building vs. Betting: A Fintech Engineer's Take"

Thesis

Working in fintech shows you exactly how "the house always wins" - better to build the house

Your Hook

Insights from building credit card offers platform about how financial products extract value

4

"The Middle Path Between Financial YOLO and Boomer Advice"

Thesis

Young people are right that traditional advice is broken, but high-variance betting isn't the answer - skill arbitrage is

Your Hook

His transition from traditional employment to multiple income streams

Tags

#personal-finance #side-projects #fintech-insights #developer-advantage #economic-anxiety #skill-arbitrage #house-edge