What this blog is
Coding and Cents is a blog about building things on the side and being honest about what it actually costs in time, money, and effort.
No income reports that skip the bad months. No “tools that changed my life” posts written by someone who used each one for a weekend. Just a developer tracking what works, what doesn’t, and what it actually takes to build something worth building.
Who runs this
A developer with years of professional experience who got tired of reading content that skipped the hard parts.
I’ve shipped real products, debugged things at 11 pm that should’ve taken 20 minutes, and built more side projects than I’ve finished. I know what the work actually looks like, not the highlight reel version.
Coding and Cents is where I document the experiments I keep running on the side. Things like: what actually happens when you pay for an AI tool and track every use for 30 days? Can you build a useful automation in a single evening? What does compounding a blog actually look like month by month?
I write it down so I don’t forget. And because someone else is probably asking the same questions.
What I write about
- AI tools – what they’re genuinely useful for and where they fall short
- Developer side projects – the process, not just the outcome
- Automation and productivity – specifically for people building things alongside a full-time job
- Honest numbers – time saved, money spent, results earned
If something worked, I’ll say why. If it didn’t, I’ll say that too.
How this blog is built
Built on WordPress. Written by me, sometimes edited with AI tools, transparent about that on the Disclaimer page.
No sponsored posts. No affiliate links. Just honest documentation of what I’m actually doing.
Thanks for reading.