I swapped Cape Town sunshine for grey English skies.
I’m Michael, a finance manager who makes sure the numbers reconcile. Outside work I learn new skills; some practical, others less immediately applicable.
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All postsPython for Finance
An introduction and seventeen parts, from installing Python to writing real scripts, with finance examples throughout.
Start hereModern Financial Controller
Ten posts on the controller role, drawing mostly on David Parmenter's work.
Start hereProjects
All projects- Our Cellar
Tracks a home wine collection; Claude reads a photo of the label and fills in the details.
- Life Blueprint
A weekly review across ten areas of life, with a score for each and trends over time.
- Meal Planner
Plans the week's meals from a shared recipe library and turns the plan into a shopping list.
- Daily Brief
Reads 10 news feeds each morning and has Claude write a short briefing.
Latest brief
- AIAnthropic IPO valuation set to rise to $1.5tn or more on strong demand
- WorldUS charges three Iran-backed men over plots including RAF Fairford
- UKBadenoch restates £36bn welfare cuts plan
Written each morning by Claude from 10 news feeds. Read the brief, all briefs, how it's built.