a living list of tools i use to build and manage my digital + financial world. thoughtfully chosen, never random. affiliate links included where it makes sense.
my primary AI tool. i use Claude for drafting, thinking out loud, reframing problems, and turning brain-dump voice notes into structured outputs. what keeps me here is how it handles nuance. it pushes back, asks clarifying questions, and holds context across a long conversation in a way that actually mirrors how my brain works. not a replacement for thinking. more like a thinking partner who keeps up.
how i talk to graceOS. i built Shortcuts that let me log meals, capture voice memos, and trigger daily ops workflows from my phone or Apple Watch. the magic is chaining Shortcuts with Siri so i can say what i need without opening an app. voice-first automation for an ADHD brain that hates typing.
my hands-free interface for graceOS. i built a custom Alexa skill that lets me add items to lists, trigger workflows, and log data just by talking. when my hands are full or my brain is mid-thought, Alexa catches it before the idea disappears. ADHD tax: avoided.
where this site lives. i picked Dreamhost because it stays out of my way: reasonable pricing, one-click WordPress install, and i have never once had to think about it. for a solo creator who does not want to manage infrastructure, that is the whole job.
the backbone of graceOS. i use Workers + KV to sync data across devices, process voice notes, and run scheduled jobs without managing a server. it is serverless infrastructure that costs almost nothing and scales without me thinking about it. the free tier alone handles everything i need.
where all my projects live. every site, every Worker, every config file is version-controlled here. even as a non-traditional developer, GitHub gives me a safety net: i can break things, roll back, and track what changed. it is the undo button for my entire digital life.
my cash account and investment portfolio both live here. i chose Wealthfront because it automates the decisions i would otherwise procrastinate on: automatic rebalancing, tax-loss harvesting, and a high-yield cash account that earns while i ignore it. ADHD-friendly finance means removing friction from the things that matter.
the budgeting app i actually stuck with. i tried Mint, YNAB, and a spreadsheet phase i do not want to talk about. Monarch is the first one that makes it easy to see the full picture without requiring a weekly ritual to maintain it. the joint household view is also genuinely useful.
my everyday spend card. the UI in Wallet is the clearest spending summary i have found: categorized, visual, and immediate. daily cash back goes straight to savings. no annual fee, no effort.
my email + CRM platform across all three brands: Fueled by Digital, LilBits, and my personal blog. the free tier covers 1,000 contacts with list segmentation, embeddable forms, and a full CRM underneath. one account, three brands, zero monthly cost. the best kind of infrastructure is the kind you do not pay for.
the wearable that actually changed my behavior. i started wearing it to track sleep and ended up using it to understand how my ADHD symptoms correlate with recovery scores. turns out the days i feel scattered are usually the days my body was telling me something the night before. the ring is unobtrusive enough that i forget i am wearing it, which is the highest praise i can give a tracking device.