Below are resources and products that I use and recommend to others.
TECH / WORK
Nomatic 20L Backpack – I’ve tried my fairshare of backpacks and this is my favorite so far.
Macbook Air M2 – Highly highly recommend the M chip macbooks. Great value for the price.
iPhone – Best phone for most people, doesn’t matter what model you get.
Airpods – A must everywhere I go.
Logitech Pebble 350 Mouse v2 – Great travel mouse, very quiet, can be preset to pair with 3 different devices.
FINANCE
Fidelity Brokerage – I’ve tried all the major brokerages and Fidelity is the best. They have the best interface/organization, great catalog of account types, and their accounts have the best features compared to their competition.
Chase Banking – Personal and business banking.
Chase Credit Cards – I like all of them but sapphire series is the most popular.
Google Sheets – For tracking various things.
BUSINESS / DESIGN / WEB
Porkbun – Affordable domain name registrar, doesn’t upcharge after first year like most.
Hostinger – Affordable web hosting with nice interface, easy to upgrade.
Northwest Agents – Registered agents for incorporating, I also use them for virtual mailbox/address services.
Openphone – Virtual phone.
Paletton – Slick color palette generator.
Looka – Ai Logo Designer, great starting place for ideas.
Google Sheets – This tool is so underated I had to list it.
ChatGPT – Endless utility and possbilities.
PARENTHOOD
Ergobaby Omni 360 Carrier – Our favorite carrier
Dr Brown’s Bottles – Love hate relationship with these bottles but they are the most recommended and we would also recommend them.
Nuna PIPA (base model) – We love this carseat
Cybex Gazelle S Stroller – Our stroller of choice
GB Pockit Stroller – Folds down compact, great for flights.
Ikea Antilop High Chair – Super affordable and lots of third party accesories to customize it.
Pumpinose Nasal Aspirator – We tried almost every nose sucker on the market, this was our favorite.
Old Navy & H&M for Baby Clothes – Affordable, stylish, and functional (two way zip onsies – our favorite).
HOME / HOME IMPROVEMENT
Ryobi Power Tools – I exclusively use Ryobi as they are great value for quality. They also promise never to update their battery port to ensure compatability with future products.
Toto Drake – Favorite toilet so far, recommended by plumbers.
GE Slide In Electric Range JS645SLSS – Decent range.
Samsung RS27T5200SR Refridgerator – Decent refridgerator.
Ikea Kivik Sectional – We LOVE this sectional sofa couch. It looks modern, it’s modular so you can configure it in any way, and they sell covers individually so you can basically replace worn pieces or change the color of your couch anytime.