MillionsCompass
Practical personal finance for freelancers and solo consultants, plus build-in-public solo-dev tutorials in C#/.NET, Angular, and Swift/SwiftUI.
Latest posts
Angular Signals: A Practical Introduction
A hands-on introduction to Angular signals for developers coming from RxJS-heavy Angular codebases.
Building This Blog's Backend in .NET: Build-in-Public Log #1
Kicking off a build-in-public series about a C#/.NET side project — what it is, why I'm building it, and what the first milestone looks like.
Quarterly Estimated Taxes: A Freelancer's Starter Checklist
A beginner-friendly walkthrough of why solo freelancers often need to pay estimated taxes quarterly, and how to avoid the most common first-year mistakes.
How Big Should Your Emergency Fund Be as a Freelancer?
Why the classic '3-6 months of expenses' rule falls short for freelancers and solo consultants, and how to size your emergency fund around irregular income.