One man's rebuild — fencing, self-employment, the trading losses, the climb back. Written for the men doing it alongside.
I'm Alex. I've worked in offices, dug footings, run gangs of lads, run my own business, and lost everything I had in a trading account in a way I won't be doing again.
This is the writing I wish someone had been doing while I was on the floor. The middle of the rebuild — not the after-photo. Real numbers, real losses, real moves.
Every month, I publish what the business made, what it cost, and what I took home. No editing. No rounding up. The whole point is that it's true.
See the full logbook ↗One long-form piece every week. Free. The thing I'd want to read.
60 seconds from a job, a van, a council waiting room. On Instagram and TikTok.
Short paid guides on real moves. Going self-employed. Quoting jobs. Chasing money.
What the business made. What it cost. What got paid. Updated monthly.
You don't need to be told to grind. You need to be told what to do on the worst Tuesday of your life.
The honest essay. The numbers. One useful thing in your hand by Tuesday lunch.