investing

Every 499 essay tagged investing, exactly 499 words each, on money, capital and the threshold where what you own earns more than your life costs.

Essays tagged investing

6 essays

they call you risk seeker

Sep 13, 2026 · 2 min read · author’s note · Sep 13, 2026

You did not get here by avoiding risk. So why retire like someone who did?

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financial nihilism

Aug 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Every bet is hope with an expiry date. Stop betting. Own the casino instead.

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goldfish everywhere

Aug 9, 2026 · 2 min read

It wasn't luck. It was ten thousand days of not flinching.

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escape velocity

Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

40,270 km/h to leave the planet. Rather less to leave your job.

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income means fuck all

Jul 19, 2026 · 2 min read

The man earned five times my salary and owned less than an apprentice. A story from the private banking desk.

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become capital

Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min read · author’s note · Jul 20, 2026

Vote? No. I defect. If capital captures the gains, become capital.

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