Starting again later in life — and sharing the journey
FossilWorks is our real journey after losing work. We’re rebuilding income and purpose by building real projects and the online engine that funds them—without hype, promises, or timelines. We also use AI extensively and share what we learn (including the mistakes). And we’re doing our best to have fun and enjoy the journey.
What we’re doing now: We’re building a café, a pantry (cook and sell what we make), a camping ground, and a day retreat. At the same time, we’re building the online side that helps fund it—YouTube, social media, marketing, payments, and membership. We use AI heavily for planning and systems (and we share that too). Not a course. Not financial advice. No guarantees. Read our full story here →
The FossilWorks Membership
The core of our deeper updates is hosted on Substack (our Membership Area). Membership is not a course and not “teaching.” It’s simply access to the detail behind what we’re doing—what we tried, what it cost, what we learned, and what we’d do differently.
What you get as a member:
- Build notes: The real decisions, trade-offs, and “why we chose this” explanations.
- Costs and mistakes: What surprised us, what went wrong, and what we’d change next time.
- Templates and checklists: Simple planning pages we actually use (so you can adapt them).
- Early access: Updates and logs before they go public on YouTube or social media.
- AI and systems: How we’re using AI day-to-day, and the software/systems we build along the way.
Plans are delivered instantly as digital media via our Substack Members Area Posts and Field Notes.
Unlock All Plans NowA Shared Journey
This is not a motivational showcase. It’s our real journey: the wins, the delays, the costs, and the mistakes—shared so others rebuilding after retirement, layoffs, or unemployment can use what helps.
Plain Language, Practical Detail
We keep it simple: what we did, what we used, and what we learned—so you can reuse what fits your own situation (without being technical).
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