February 2026

An open notebook with handwritten budget notes and scattered papers on a wooden desk, symbolizing how a budget works at first but slowly breaks down over time.

Why Your Budget Works at First — Then Slowly Breaks Down

🕒 7 minute readBudgets often work early because attention is doing the heavy lifting. As life gets busier, that attention fades—and the system starts to break down. Here’s why that happens and how to design money systems that last.

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Glass of water on a nightstand in soft morning light, illustrating a simple habit to hydrate first thing in the morning.

A Better Way to Hydrate First Thing in the Morning

🕒 5 minute readA simple morning hydration habit I use to remove friction before the day starts. No rules, no tracking — just an easier way to hydrate first thing without overthinking it.

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