I've been running numbers tonight.

It looks like, in order to activate about $3M of radical, purposeful, alternative property living, building, and ownership, we need a little over 100 of us.

The list looks something like this:

40 people who don't own any property and currently save around $50 per week.
40 people who are on the right side of the mortgage mountain, want to change the world at least a little bit, and can afford to pay an extra $50 per week on their mortgage.
12 people with cash who want to change the world, but need a return.
3 NGOs with cash sitting in their bank accounts.
A bank in the business of community-building.

And most importantly:

15 people who can afford to pay $130p/w in rent and want to live with purpose; and
The communities around them.

100 people with Purpose.

Do any of these people sound like you?

Welcome to my little corner of the internet.

I believe that place matters.

Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

You’re welcome to follow along.