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Canadian personal finance hacks from a self-employed builder.
Practical money moves and the AI tools I'm using to build small things on the side. No fluff.
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May 26, 2026
Three cards, three apps: my Canadian spending stack
Three credit cards, three cashback apps, and the math behind the stack I run.
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What I'm shipping
Micro products built with AI tools. Live links, real numbers, and the lessons from actually shipping.
ShippedProject 01
Maple Cairn (this site)
Built from zero to live in a weekend with Cursor, Next.js, and Vercel. The whole stack documented in the first build log entry.
Cursor · Next.js · Vercel
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Sole Prop Tax Estimator
A free tool to estimate CRA taxes, GST/HST, and CPP for Canadian sole proprietors in any province. Live soon.
React · Cursor · CRA data
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Riftbound
Something small for Riftbound, the League of Legends TCG. Built and running in private testing. Details when it's ready to share.
Python · Scrapers · CLI
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