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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

Becoming the Elder: Lessons from Mamma’s Unconditional Love
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
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

The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence: A Parent’s Guide to the Future of Learning

The AI Bubble: Hype, Hope, or Billions to be Incinerated?
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
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

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

Real Talk: I’m a Futures Trader — And Market Chameleon Might Be the Smartest Add to My Arsenal This Earnings Season

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

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

I lost both my parents before I turned 21 — there was no bank of mom and dad to catch...

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

Public Finance

Public Finance in 2026: The Foundation Still Holding Up Our House — Barely

by Van Phillips

The Bare Minimum Is The Blueprint

Self Improvement

The Bare Minimum Is The Blueprint

by Van Phillips

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

Self Improvement

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

by Van Phillips

Real Talk: I'm a Futures Trader — And Market Chameleon Might Be the Smartest Add to My Arsenal This Earnings Season

Real Talk: I’m a Futures Trader — And Market Chameleon Might Be the Smartest Add to My Arsenal This Earnings Season

by Van Phillips

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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

I lost both my parents before I turned 21 — there was no bank of mom and dad to catch...

How to Overcome a Bad Day: Finding Inspiration and Turning Things Around

Self Improvement

How to Overcome a Bad Day: Finding Inspiration and Turning Things Around

by Van Phillips

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"We all have those days when everything seems to go wrong. You wake up on the wrong side of the...

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

I don't move as African-American or Black — I move as an individualist who puts tribe first. This piece traces...

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

Buying a tax lien is the easy part — what it costs to actually foreclose is where investors get caught...

The Risky Yet Powerful Strategy of Short Selling: Mastering the Art of Profiting from Market Declines

The Risky Yet Powerful Strategy of Short Selling: Mastering the Art of Profiting from Market Declines

by Van Phillips

Short selling is a high-risk, high-reward strategy allowing investors to profit from falling asset prices. By borrowing and selling shares...

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