No, the reason why your favourite small business eventually fails has nothing to do with inflation, the economy, the manufacturing chain or the rise in prices for everything. Ok, maybe a small percentage, maybe under 5%, have. But the sole...
I was looking way down on my Instagram feed for the post about my visit to the Cenacolo Vinciano. If you’ve never heard of this place, it’s no wonder. It’s just the Italian fancy name for the place where Leonardo Da Vinci painted the famous Last...
Naples is one of the very few, or perhaps the only, cities in Italy that I will never visit again. And I have 3 good, ”reasonable” reasons, so to speak, against EVER going back there again. This is not to warn you against going. I actually enjoyed...
Hello! My name is Gabriel, and I’m not here to give you all that “how to survive AND THRIVE as a small business owner” bullhump. I’m an actual small business owner, cooking, jarring, marketing and selling (hopefully!) homemade artisanal jams. And...
Alright, my fellow job sufferers, since the article about my jobless money-making schemes garnered over 2000 views, which for my anonymous website is essentially “going viral”, let’s dive into some more job hunting, job avoidance, and...
Since nobody is working anymore, apparently, I’ve been thinking about some ways, actual ways, people can still make money in 2025 without having a job. Because let’s face it, your day job is shit. And if you don’t have one, your bills staying unpaid...
It’s now been nearly 3 months since my last day at my last full-time job. I’m back to the land of freelancing, of working whenever I want and wherever I want. I know most good coffee shops in the Northern part of the city. And people working there...
There is but one rule to not miserably fail at your 2025 goals in January. I know about this rule because I’ve tried it and it has never failed me. Is there an unwritten rule to succeed at your New Year resolutions? I only know about one. And...
In 2024, I was stuck in a mundane job that revealed a big truth. I had to do the same posts, emails, and offers, and rewrite the same things, in different ways, hundreds of times. It was monotonous, draining, and, frankly, a dead-end routine. One...
2024 has been more dramatic than my ex. It started with a disaster: I vowed no travel in 2024 to regroup and make plans for later. WTF?! Being grounded felt like losing a part of my soul for someone who lives to explore. The mental toll was immense...