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The case against putting all your eggs in your own basket
Founder of TynkrTools & Co. I build Notion OS templates for creators and solopreneurs who want real business systems without starting from scratch.
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The case against putting all your eggs in your own basket

What it actually takes to set up a direct checkout in 2026

Building a lite-version funnel that doesn't feel like bait

Notion templates, budget spreadsheets, a website I had no idea how to build, and a lot of figuring it out as I went.

It's failing because nobody taught you the math for expenses that don't come every month.

And I'd do it again. Here's the logic.

The math nobody runs before they buy a house — and why I built a spreadsheet to do it for them.

Nobody fails at buying a home because they can't do math. They fail because the math is scattered across twelve browser tabs.

Monthly budgets stop working when they're disconnected from everything else.

Content calendar, CRM, budget tracker, launch planner, product catalog — all in one system.