Running a successful trucking business means knowing your numbers inside and out. The single most important tool for this is your Profit and Loss (P&L) statement. It’s a straightforward report that shows you exactly where your money is coming from…
I was recently booking a ticket for a trip to visit my in-laws. As a creature of habit, my first stop is usually Alaska Airlines, but for this particular route, they didn’t offer a non-stop flight. So, I found myself…
It’s July, and you can feel it. Out-of-office replies are pinging in, suitcases are getting shoved into trunks, and across the country, families are taking that long-awaited deep breath. This is vacation season—the window of time between school years when…
If you’ve ever found yourself torn between using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, you’re not alone. It’s a common debate in offices, classrooms, and freelance circles everywhere. For most of my corporate career, Excel was all I knew. I hadn’t…
Did you know Americans spend over $6 billion a year feeding birds? I didn’t. Not until one clumsy woodpecker lured me into a backyard spiral that ended up costing me thousands of dollars—and my peace of mind. It all started…
The most haunting thing about Apple TV’s Silo isn’t a secret buried outside, but the quiet, crushing economics of the society buried within. It’s a show that gets under your skin because it reveals a chilling truth: the most effective…
The hum of the diesel engine, the endless ribbon of highway, the independence—that’s the life you chose as an owner-operator. You’re the captain of your own ship, the master of your own destiny. But with that freedom comes a responsibility…
You know the moment. It’s 3 p.m. on a Tuesday, and your brain is fried. You’re scrolling through your phone when a targeted ad pops up. It’s a gorgeous ceramic coffee mug, handmade, with a speckled glaze that would make…
It started as a passion. That thing you did on weekends or late at night to unwind. Maybe you started selling your amazing knit creations on Etsy, designing logos for a few friends, or delivering for DoorDash to make some…
My 8-year-old LG TV recently gave out on me. One evening, while watching something, I noticed these faint white lines creeping up from the bottom of the screen. I figured maybe a bug had somehow gotten inside and messed with…
