If you’ve ever been burned out, broke, or buried under advice that sounds like it came from a fortune cookie, this is for you.I write about money, economics, and burnout recovery in plain English — with a bit of humor and zero sugar-coating. You’ll get The Simplified Signal once a month: one real-life story, one practical tip, and one takeaway you can use before your coffee gets cold. Sometimes it’s about fixing your budget. Sometimes it’s about keeping your sanity. Sometimes it’s just about laughing at the chaos.
Economics Simplified Hits #1 Again!!! Twice In One Month!!!
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Brian Erwin
If you’ve ever been burned out, broke, or buried under advice that sounds like it came from a fortune cookie, this is for you.I write about money, economics, and burnout recovery in plain English — with a bit of humor and zero sugar-coating. You’ll get The Simplified Signal once a month: one real-life story, one practical tip, and one takeaway you can use before your coffee gets cold. Sometimes it’s about fixing your budget. Sometimes it’s about keeping your sanity. Sometimes it’s just about laughing at the chaos.
I know it’s early — but the excitement isn’t! As we head into a new month, I’m thinking about a time my best friend and I were sitting at a McDonald’s. I was sipping my usual large Coke, easy ice (you get more Coke that way). The conversation drifted between how things were going and the usual family routines — until the subject of family finances came up. (I was bursting at the seams waiting to talk about this one!) Respectfully, I told him I’ve got some great things happening in my life as...
I know it’s early — but the excitement isn’t! As we head into a new month, I’m thinking about a time my best friend and I were sitting at a McDonald’s. I was sipping my usual large Coke, easy ice (you get more Coke that way). The conversation drifted between how things were going and the usual family routines — until the subject of family finances came up. (I was bursting at the seams waiting to talk about this one!) Respectfully, I told him I’ve got some great things happening in my life as...
The Roller Coaster Nobody Talks About There’s a secret about Amazon’s charting system that nobody really ever talks about. It’s that roller coaster effect we all know too well as authors and publishers — the moment you realize that success on KDP isn’t a straight climb. It’s momentum, then pause, then momentum again. We spend those early days pushing hard — running free promotions, spreading the word across sites like Fussy Librarian, Freebooksy, and BookDoggy. (There are others, sure, but...