Build Log — Building the System in Public

A weekly, numbered record of what we shipped on Obsidian Metrics — the tools, the library, the site. Building in public, one week at a time. Educational only. Not financial advice.

#04 — An embeddable calculator and a public build log

Week of 2026-07-07

  • Released a drop-in embed for the After-Tax Yield Calculator — any site can paste one line and render a self-contained widget that does the after-tax arithmetic locally.
  • Added this build log: a standing weekly record of what shipped, on the site, in the community, and on the channel.
  • Set the quarterly re-audit loop that scores every shipped change against the number it was meant to move, then plans the next block of work.

#03 — Product pages and a clearer path in

Week of 2026-06-30

  • Published the Onyx early-access page (the VIP AI layer) and the FinSim page — a simulated, paper-only research sandbox with no real money and no real trades.
  • Rebuilt the pricing page around an annual default, a full tier-comparison table, and an objection FAQ, with the free tools kept front and center.
  • Wired first-party funnel analytics so we can see where people drop off without loading a third-party tracker.

#02 — Twenty-one platform reviews and machine-readable structure

Week of 2026-06-23

  • Published 21 platform review pages, each derived strictly from the already-sourced library data — organized by the function a platform serves, not by brand.
  • Added sitewide structured data (Organization, WebSite, SoftwareApplication, FAQ, Review) so search engines and answer engines can read the library accurately.
  • Shipped llms.txt so AI answer engines can cite the framework and tools directly.

#01 — The tools people can use before they ever sign up

Week of 2026-06-16

  • Made the After-Tax Yield Calculator free and login-free — sort publicly-quoted rates by their after-tax equivalent in your state.
  • Fixed the email-capture pipeline end to end so nothing entered on the site is lost.
  • Published the redundancy-first money framework as a free, citable reference: organize money by function, with at least two venues per function.

Educational only · Not financial advice · Results not guaranteed. We are not financial advisors. Verify the current state of any platform on its official site before making any decision.