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I Built an AI Setup That Outlives Every Model
The models leapfrog each other every few weeks. Here's how I keep my AI's memory in plain files I own, so switching tools costs me nothing.
The First Thing You Should Do With Claude: Give It a Memory
Claude starts every chat from zero, so it guesses about you — and guessing is why the answers come back generic. The fix isn't a better prompt. It's a Master Statement: one conversation that makes Claude actually know you, in every chat after.
What's Your Freedom Number? Calculate It Before Anything Else
Before you pick a retirement target, a passive-income goal, or any number at all — there's one figure you need first. Most people never calculate it. It's the floor where a paycheck becomes optional.
How I Edit My YouTube Videos with Claude and Remotion
From raw footage to a polished 4K video — audio normalized, transitions in, captions timed to the transcript, and a thumbnail — mostly through conversation with AI.
My Body Is Dual Fuel Now — How I Lost 75 Pounds
At 52, after years of doctor warnings I kept ignoring, something finally clicked. I went low-carb, my body learned to run on fat as well as sugar, and 75 pounds came off. Here's the short version.
Gen X Wasn't Handed a Pension — So I'm Building Three Systems Instead
We were the latchkey kids — came home to an empty house, made our own dinner, fixed the broken things. That wiring is exactly what a creative retirement takes. The plan isn't to earn more. It's to need less.