Personal finance
How to read your payslip: a guide to understanding your first paycheck
A guide to understanding your payslip in Spain: gross and net salary, what is deducted for Social Security and IRPF, and what to check each month.
Blog
Ideas, recipes and guides to think better and live in a healthier, more conscious way.
Personal finance
Compound interest explained with numbers: why starting at 20 changes so much
What compound interest is, explained with real examples: how much it changes to start investing €100 a month at 20 versus 30. No promises of quick riches.
Personal finance
“Buy now, pay later”: the debt that doesn't look like debt
Paying in 3 or 4 interest-free installments seems harmless, but it is still debt. How pay-later works, its real risk and a rule to decide whether to use it.
Philosophy
World Philosophy Day 2026: 5 ready-to-use classroom activities
World Philosophy Day is celebrated on November 19, 2026. Five short activities for secondary school based on Epictetus, Seneca, Hierocles and the Skeptics.
Personal finance
Emergency fund: how much money you need and where to keep it
How to calculate your emergency fund (3 to 6 months of essential expenses), where to keep it so it doesn't lose value and the trick to avoid spending it early.
Philosophy
Hierocles' circles: what they are and a classroom activity to work with them
What Hierocles' concentric circles are, why they underpin Stoic cosmopolitanism, and a 50-minute activity for Philosophy or Ethics classes.
Personal finance
World Savings Day: how to start saving at 20 with the 3-bucket system
For World Savings Day (October 31), a simple system to save without apps or willpower: three accounts, one split and one automatic transfer.
Philosophy
Diligence versus toxic productivity: how to tell whether you strive for yourself or for a number
What toxic productivity is, how it differs from the diligence the Stoics defended, and four exercises to find out why you really strive.
Philosophy
Stoicism for young people: what Instagram doesn't tell you
The Stoicism of motivational quotes leaves out what matters most. Who Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius really were, and what “bro-stoicism” is.
Philosophy
Epictetus' dichotomy of control, explained through an exam that goes wrong
What Epictetus' dichotomy of control is, the most common mistake in interpreting it and four simple exercises to apply it to exams, social media and anxiety.
Anti-inflammatory cooking
5 myths about gluten, SIBO and histamine (and what the evidence says)
Is gluten bad for everyone? Do you have to stay on the low-FODMAP diet forever? Are fermented foods good for everyone? Five common myths, clarified.
Anti-inflammatory cooking
Baked salmon with zucchini and rice: an anti-inflammatory dinner on one tray
Baked salmon with zucchini, dill and rice: a gluten-free dinner rich in omega-3, suitable for SIBO, Hashimoto's and histamine with very fresh fish. Ready in 25 minutes.