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Beyond Volatility Est. 2018 · Independent N=51 articles Status: All systems live

Data‑driven decisions for
money, engineering,
travel, and life.

I write about the decisions I've actually had to make — then build the calculator I wished I'd had while making them. A few of those calculators grew into full products. Everything lives here.

Built by one engineer — not a growth team

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13Tools & apps
6In production
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01 / Latest release Live

Financial Health Assessment

A six-step wizard: your FIRE number, savings-rate reality check, and stress tests for the scenarios you're worried about.

Run the assessment →

02 Production applications

From spreadsheet to ship.

Every application below started as a personal spreadsheet. When the tabs multiplied past reason, I built the real thing.

ParentPod

Live

Multi-caregiver baby tracker with real-time sync and a coach that learns your baby's patterns. Built at 3am, for 3am.

v0 a feeding-log spreadsheet → now iOS · Android · Web

Site Web app iOS Android

Apex

Live

FIRE planning with Monte Carlo simulations, eight retirement strategies, and geographic arbitrage math.

v0 a retirement workbook → now full planning platform

Launch Apex

RealInvestorX

Live

Institutional-grade rental analysis: 40+ metrics, valuation modeling, and an assistant that reads the deal with you.

v0 a 40-tab deal workbook → now analysis engine

Analyze a deal

NERC Compliance OS

Live

Compliance tracking for the power grid: 87 NERC standards, 1,500+ requirements, assisted evidence mapping.

v0 a compliance matrix in Excel → now an operating system

Open NERC OS

03 Free tools / index

For the questions I kept googling.

No signup · runs in your browser · $0.00

01Financial Health AssessmentWealthSix-step wizard: FIRE number, savings rate, stress testsRun → 02Rent vs BuyReal estateTrue cost of owning vs renting, incl. opportunity costRun → 03Job Offer AnalyzerCareerCompare total comp, cost-of-living adjustedRun → 04Financial Literacy CheckEducationQuiz across investing, taxes, retirement + PDF exportRun → 05Best US CitiesLifestyleRank US cities against your own preferencesRun → 06Sleep Impact CalculatorHealthCaffeine half-life and alcohol vs your deep sleepRun → 07Workout Plan GeneratorHealthPlans built around goal, equipment, and scheduleRun →
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04 Field notes / journal

Notes from the field.

Travel stories, money deep-dives, and whatever I'm currently overthinking.

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05 Workshop notes / newsletter

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Writer · builder · traveler.

I'm Rockeish — an electrical engineer who manages energy projects by day and builds this by night. The products worth using almost always come from someone who got stuck on the problem first.

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  • Whoone engineer, no staff
  • Since2018
  • Stackwhatever ships
  • Updated2026-06-21
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