Sound Money, Sound Life

AI Layoffs Are the New Stock Buybacks

Block cut 40% of its workforce. The stock surged 20%. This is just the beginning.

Mar 3 • Jackson

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February 2026

I Can't Sit Still on a Sunday

Three macro forces behind the restlessness

Feb 26 • Jackson

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How to Stop Planning for Retirement and Start Building Now

Show initiative, deploy capital, take calculated risks

Feb 18 • Jackson

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You Don't Actually Want to Retire

Why organizing your 20s and 30s around an exit strategy is an admission of defeat

Feb 14 • Jackson

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Don't Take the Doom Bait

The AI doom posts keep going viral. They're wrong.

Feb 4 • Jackson

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January 2026

Playing It Safe Has Never Been Riskier

The conventional path is the riskiest bet you can make

Jan 28 • Jackson

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Embracing Scarcity

Why winter and sound money create a sound life

Jan 21 • Jackson

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Algorithmic Warfare

The Social Platforms’ Attack on Your Mind and Reclaiming Cognitive Sovereignty

Jan 14 • Jackson

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Is This the Best or Worst Time to Be Alive?

The answer depends less on the world and more on how much agency you’re willing to take.

Jan 7 • Jackson

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The Best Investment for 2026

Reflections on markets, time horizons, and investing where you have control

Jan 3 • Jackson

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December 2025

The Culture War Inside Bitcoin Misses the Point

Why Neither Self-Custody Maximalism nor Wall Street Products Can Scale Real Bitcoin Ownership

Dec 7, 2025 • Jackson

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November 2025

Where I’m Taking Sound Life

A reflection on health, wealth, and the direction ahead

Nov 29, 2025 • Jackson

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