Michael Brunger

I swapped African sunshine for grey English skies.

I’m Michael. By day I’m a finance manager, making sure the numbers reconcile. Outside office hours I learn new skills; some practical, others less immediately applicable.

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Writing

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Python for Finance

An introduction and seventeen parts, from installing Python to writing real scripts, with finance examples throughout.

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Modern Financial Controller

Ten posts on the controller role, drawing mostly on David Parmenter's work.

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Projects

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  • 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

  • UKHealey taxes banks and landlords to fund £100 energy handout
  • TechAlphabet falls 10% as $51bn AI spend deepens cash burn
  • WorldNetanyahu short of majority, leaving Iran strike risk open

Written each morning by Claude from 10 news feeds. Read the brief, all briefs, how it's built.