This is the beginning.

I’m starting a journey toward Financial Independence—specifically, €2,000/month in passive income. Not to retire early and do nothing, but to have the freedom to work on what matters.

This blog will document everything: the wins, the failures, the numbers. Full transparency.

Why €2K/month?

It’s enough to cover basic living expenses in most of Europe. It’s not about getting rich—it’s about buying time. Time to build, experiment, and live on my own terms.

Three Inspirations

Tomás Santoro built SumaCRM in public, sharing every number—salaries, expenses, revenue—on his “Journey to Treasure Island” blog. That radical transparency created trust, community, and eventually led to a €2.1M acquisition. I want to document my journey in a similar way.

Pieter Levels challenged himself to launch 12 startups in 12 months. Most failed. A few worked. The lesson: ship fast, learn faster, don’t overthink. I’ll be launching small projects, iterating quickly, and killing what doesn’t work.

Tim Ferriss and the 4-Hour Work Week mindset: minimum time, maximum output. Not working less for the sake of laziness, but designing systems that generate income without requiring constant attention. Automation over hours.

The Learning Journey

This isn’t just about money. Building businesses from scratch means learning across the entire stack:

  • Product — Finding problems worth solving, validating ideas, building MVPs
  • Marketing — SEO, content, growth hacking, finding customers without a budget
  • Sales — Pricing, positioning, converting interest into revenue
  • Tech — Building fast, automating everything, choosing the right tools
  • Finance — Cash flow, unit economics, knowing your numbers
  • Mindset — Dealing with failure, staying consistent, thinking long-term

Every project is a classroom. Even the ones that fail—especially the ones that fail.

The Rules

  1. Ship often — Small bets, quick iterations
  2. Document everything — Monthly updates with real numbers
  3. Optimize for freedom — Passive income over active hustle
  4. Learn in public — Share the lessons, not just the wins

Starting Point

January 2026. €0 passive income. 0% toward the goal.

Let’s see where this goes.