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What I’m Teaching My 13-Year-Old About Work — Before the World Tries to Teach Him First

The Bank of Mom & Dad Is Closed: What I Really Owe My Son

The Blueprint Never Lies: Revisiting Parental Importance, Three Years Later

The Day I Told My Father No — And What It Cost Me to Grow

I Made Lasagna For the First Time and My Son Rated It a 9 Out of 10 — Here’s Everything I Did

Standing on Empty Ground: What My Grandmother’s Land Taught Me About Legacy
Self Improvement
Front Street: Why Getting Out The Bed Is The Whole Game

The Bare Minimum Is The Blueprint

If You’re the Smartest One in the Room, You Need a New Room

The Tony Stark Principle: Why “No Amount of Money Can Buy Time” Hits Different in 2025

When Words Fail: Learning From My Digital Miscommunications

Rich vs. Wealthy: They Ain’t The Same Game
Work
Front Row Seat or Front Row Table? Why I’m Betting On Us Building Our Own Chairs

The Bare Minimum Is The Blueprint

Live to Work or Work to Live? Let Me Keep It All the Way Real This Time

They’re Not Hiring. It’s a Trap. And the Numbers Don’t Lie.

Where Should You Form Your LLC? The Truth About Wyoming, Delaware, and Your Home State

Live to Work or Work to Live? The Million Dollar Question
Technology
I Traded Charts for Government Data This Week — Here’s Why Growth Investors Should Too

The Jobs Report Nobody’s Talking About (But Should Be): What BLS Just Told Us About the Next 10 Years

Will Social Media Go Down Like Big Tobacco? The Verdict That Should Keep Zuckerberg Up at Night

The $69 Million Question: What the NFT Crash Taught Me About Skepticism and Speculation

The $925 Billion Question: Can Our Power Grid Handle the AI Data Center Boom?

The AI Investment Revolution: Why This Time Really Is Different
Media
The Brutal Truth About Self-Defense: Why Fighting Fair Can Get You Killed

The Shocking Truth: Why Some People Glamorize What They Can’t Live

The Haunting Injustice: “Trial 4” Exposes the Dark Underbelly of Policing

Godzilla: King of the Monsters, King of Hearts: A Look at the Enduring Fandom

The Allure of True Crime Stories
Society
I Traded Charts for Government Data This Week — Here’s Why Growth Investors Should Too

What I’m Teaching My 13-Year-Old About Work — Before the World Tries to Teach Him First

The Jobs Report Nobody’s Talking About (But Should Be): What BLS Just Told Us About the Next 10 Years

The Buy-Borrow-Die Hustle Ain’t For Everybody (And My Emergency Fund Ain’t Going Nowhere)

The Bank of Mom & Dad Is Closed: What I Really Owe My Son

Front Row Seat or Front Row Table? Why I’m Betting On Us Building Our Own Chairs

Front Street: Why Getting Out The Bed Is The Whole Game

The Real Cost of Chasing a Deed: What Nobody Tells You About Tax Lien Auctions

The Real Math of 2026: What It Actually Costs to Live in America Right Now
Culture
The Day I Told My Father No — And What It Cost Me to Grow

How You Was Raised Is Your Normal — And That’s the Whole Problem

The Rooney Rule Debate: When Both Sides Are Right

Standing on Empty Ground: What My Grandmother’s Land Taught Me About Legacy

When Hulkamania Ran Wild: A Personal Tribute to the Immortal Hulk Hogan

Random Thoughts on Faith, Morality, and Community

The Inspiring Truth About Jewish Identity: Debunking Common Misconceptions

The Astonishing Revival: How the Air Jordan 2 Defied Expectations

The Legendary Air Jordan 1: A Sneaker That Revolutionized Basketball and Fashion
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I Traded Charts for Government Data This Week — Here's Why Growth Investors Should Too

I Traded Charts for Government Data This Week — Here’s Why Growth Investors Should Too

by Van Phillips

September 5, 2026

I'm reallocating my Growth portfolio this week, and for the first time I ran the whole thesis through BLS Employment...

What I'm Teaching My 13-Year-Old About Work — Before the World Tries to Teach Him First

What I’m Teaching My 13-Year-Old About Work — Before the World Tries to Teach Him First

by Van Phillips

September 5, 2026

The Jobs Report Nobody's Talking About (But Should Be): What BLS Just Told Us About the Next 10 Years

The Jobs Report Nobody’s Talking About (But Should Be): What BLS Just Told Us About the Next 10 Years

by Van Phillips

September 5, 2026

The Buy-Borrow-Die Hustle Ain't For Everybody (And My Emergency Fund Ain't Going Nowhere)

The Buy-Borrow-Die Hustle Ain’t For Everybody (And My Emergency Fund Ain’t Going Nowhere)

by Van Phillips

August 20, 2026

The Bank of Mom & Dad Is Closed: What I Really Owe My Son

The Bank of Mom & Dad Is Closed: What I Really Owe My Son

by Van Phillips

Front Row Seat or Front Row Table? Why I'm Betting On Us Building Our Own Chairs

Front Row Seat or Front Row Table? Why I’m Betting On Us Building Our Own Chairs

by Van Phillips

Front Street: Why Getting Out The Bed Is The Whole Game

Self Improvement

Front Street: Why Getting Out The Bed Is The Whole Game

by Van Phillips

The Real Cost of Chasing a Deed: What Nobody Tells You About Tax Lien Auctions

The Real Cost of Chasing a Deed: What Nobody Tells You About Tax Lien Auctions

by Van Phillips

The Real Math of 2026: What It Actually Costs to Live in America Right Now

The Real Math of 2026: What It Actually Costs to Live in America Right Now

by Van Phillips

The Blueprint Never Lies: Revisiting Parental Importance, Three Years Later

The Blueprint Never Lies: Revisiting Parental Importance, Three Years Later

by Van Phillips

The Math Was Never Broken. It Was Never For You.

The Math Was Never Broken. It Was Never For You.

by Van Phillips

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