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How much does it cost to move overseas?

Lifting the lid to show you what it really cost me to move to the UK.

How much does it cost to move overseas?

Reading binge! Frantically-trying-to-avoid-the-news edition

All the books I've read between March - June 2020.

Reading binge! Frantically-trying-to-avoid-the-news edition

On drawing the moon and confirmation bias

Some thoughts about learning to see what's there, not what you THINK is there.

On drawing the moon and confirmation bias

Taking some of your money questions

Answering a question about debt review, and a detailed walkthrough of how the money dashboard works.

Taking some of your money questions

You don't have to starve to be an artist

A live video q&a with Francis Chouler about how to manage your money as a creative freelancer.

You don't have to starve to be an artist

On Twine, space mirrors, and the joys of making pointless shit

About that time I got a bunch of internationally-renowed climate scientists to make a choose-your-own-adventure game with me. About Bruce Willis.

On Twine, space mirrors, and the joys of making pointless shit

On water tanks and the joys of doomsday prepping

I always dismissed doomsday preppers. Now I'm starting to think they might have the right idea.

On water tanks and the joys of doomsday prepping

My actual daily routine under lockdown ⏰

We've all heard by now that routine is the best way to stay sane and give structure to your days when you're stuck in the same bloody place all the time. That's fine and dandy except if your daily routine involves eating lots of snacks.

My actual daily routine under lockdown ⏰

Oh Hey, What's This, A New Website? 👻

Like many of you, I've had too much time on my hands recently, so I decided to to finally tackle a long-overdue project: rebuilding this damn website.

An action plan for surviving Covid-19 financially

A step-by-step guide to building your own Covid-19 financial action plan.

An action plan for surviving Covid-19 financially

When the world is in flux, a sketch is better than a painting

Now's not the time for long-term plans, but it can be a good time for tiny projects.

When the world is in flux, a sketch is better than a painting

The market crashed. Should I buy the dip?

Your investment portfolio evaporated. Should you buy more shares right now, or wait until things are less crazy? Or give up on shares and just buy toilet paper futures?

The market crashed. Should I buy the dip?

How should small business prepare for Covid-19?

My friend Nic Haralambous and I hosted a live Q&A webcast about what business owners can do to prepare for the incoming economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

How should small business prepare for Covid-19?

On TikTok And Social Distancing 🦠

A few gentle thoughts about what you can right now to find peace amongst the panic.

On TikTok And Social Distancing 🦠

On superheroes and the joys of writing with others

I can finally talk about the Super-Secret Project I’ve been working on: Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Playing with Fire, a serialised fiction project that’s going to be available on Serialbox this May.

On superheroes and the joys of writing with others

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