👋 About Me: From Desk Job to Dollars

I’m a marketer by day, finance nerd by night. 

By all accounts, I was “doing well.” Decent salary. Career moving. A calendar full of meetings and a fridge full of oat milk. But when I looked at my bank account after years of working hard, I asked myself the same thing many mid-career professionals do: Where did it all go?

I wasn’t reckless with money. But I wasn’t intentional either.
Like most people, I was doing what felt right — saving when I remembered, investing when I had time, and spending like the rest would.

Then I started paying attention not just to spreadsheets or interest rates, but to how people like us think about money when we’re busy building careers, not day-trading crypto.

And that’s why I started Desk to Dollars at the age of 35. 

💼 Why Desk to Dollars Exists

This isn’t a finance blog for retirees.
This isn’t where you’ll find 47 side hustles to make $1 before breakfast.
And this isn’t about sacrificing your life just to squeeze out a few extra cents.

Desk to Dollars is for people who:

  • Earn a decent income, but feel like their money should be working harder or smarter (you choose).
  • Want to invest consistently, not obsessively.
  • Would rather automate than agonise.
  • Are ambitious, but grounded.

It’s about building wealth without burning out. It’s about making your hard-earned money work for you, too. 
But because you’re already putting in the hours at your job — your money shouldn’t be another full-time one.

🎯 What You’ll Find Here

  • Investing guides without the jargon
  • Behaviour-based tips that actually stick
  • Money systems for people who have better things to do than budget every penn
  • And the occasional kick up the arse if you’ve been putting it off

I’m not a financial advisor. I’m not selling miracle methods.
But I’ve done the trial and error, I’ve seen what works — and I share it here so you don’t have to waste time figuring it out.

📬 Let’s Stay in Touch

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