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Trading · December 31, 2025

Switching Career Paths Again: Why I'm Becoming a Day Trader - From Failure to Seeing the Light

Imagine this. You work from home as a developer or somewhere in tech. You are sitting at home in your computer chair and have a few minutes…

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Trading · September 18, 2025

Nearly 5 Years of Day Trading: The Honest Truth About Realistic Expectations

If I fell into a hole and looked up, there would be a tiny white dot of light. That’s how deep of a hole I dug myself into after nearly…

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Trading · August 10, 2025

Introducing the One Tool That can Prevent me From Making Dumb, Emotional Trades

Can one tool, a simple emotional level checker, change your day trading results? If you struggle with trading off of emotions at times, you…

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Programming · January 01, 2024

10 Signs it is Time to Move on From Your Developer Job

Do you find yourself staring off into space wishing you were somewhere else? Or putting on a fake smile to take part in another pointless…

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Entrepreneurship · December 06, 2023

The 5 Struggles of Being an Indie Hacker

Back in 2021, I had challenged myself to build an online business in 12 months the indie hacking way, and I totally botched it! I failed for…

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Investing · July 15, 2023

Get a Free Share Worth up to £100: Use this Trading212 Promo code

So you have been thinking about opening an account with Trading212, done your research, have finally decided, and are now just wanting to…

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