Starting to Invest From Zero? Read These 6 Books in This Order
Six investing books in the order I’d hand them to a friend starting from zero: save, automate, behave, buy the market, keep buying. Not financial advice.
Money
The $3 ATM Fee Is the Clearest Pricing Lesson I Know
Why people pay nearly $5 to get their own cash, what that teaches about pricing any small business, and the break-even formula to test a price change.
House Hack or Vending Route First? What I’d Tell My Younger Self
I’ve house hacked and I’ve run vending machines. What each one really gave me, what it cost, and why the order matters for your mortgage application.
Ten Grand, Two ATMs, and the Money That Never Leaves the Box
What $10,000 really buys in an ATM business: two machines, a cash float that earns nothing, and a 90-day test of whether you bought income or a job.
Getting Past the Front Desk: How to Reach the Person Who Runs a Hotel
A hotel is an owner, a management company and a brand under one sign. How I’d find the general manager, and why the front desk call matters most.
Getting Into Apartment Buildings on a Small Budget: What Each Door Really Costs You
Four cheap ways into multifamily, from an FHA house hack to $10 REITs, ranked by what they really cost you: privacy, control or liquidity. Not financial advice.
Should You Borrow $5,000 for a Vending Machine? The Debt Test I’d Use
After paying off $62,000 of debt, here is the test I’d use before financing a $5,000 AI smart cooler: net vs payment, the 0% cliff, and when to walk away.
Finding the Person Who Can Say Yes: How to Get a Business Owner’s Contact Info
A great pitch to the wrong person is wasted. How to find a business owner’s contact info from free sources, what it costs in time, and the rules to follow.
Every $10 Subscription Is a $120 Liability: My Rules for a Lean One-Person Business Stack
Five rules for keeping a one-person business’s software lean, the 2026 prices of the tools worth paying for, and the one app that can pay for the rest.
Everyone Wants a Storage Facility. Here’s the Ladder I’d Climb Instead
Self-storage is recession-sturdy and low-labor, but a facility costs millions. The ladder I’d climb by budget, from a rented garage to containers and beyond.
