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Ideas, experiences, lessons and observations — what I'm thinking about and what I'm learning. I don't have it all figured out; I'm sharing what I've learned so far.

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Business Opportunity

Mark Victor Hansen, the Chicken Soup for the Soul Guy: Why I’m Excited About His Million-Member Vision for xosialX

At 63, I still have things to learn, people to help, and a future to build. That’s why I’m excited to be associated through xosialX with Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen. Their vision brings together wellness, education, community, and the opportunity to build a business by sharing products you value.

October 14, 2026 · 6 min read · Read article →

Supplied artwork of building AllenBauer.com on a laptop beside a bright Bay City riverfront, with the words From an idea to a website: Building with AI at 63

Technology

At 63, I Built the Website I Could Only Imagine Before

You’re standing inside one of my ideas. At 63, I’m using AI to build a website that once would have taken me months to learn—or thousands of dollars to have someone else create.

October 8, 2026 · 9 min read · Read article →

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Couple reviewing retirement savings against a backdrop connecting the dot-com crash with a hypothetical AI stock selloff.

Money & Investing

The Future Can Win. Investors Can Still Lose.

What the dot-com crash can teach us about AI, retirement savings, dividend stocks, and crypto.

October 22, 2026 · 11 min read · Read article →

Business Opportunity

Mark Victor Hansen, the Chicken Soup for the Soul Guy: Why I’m Excited About His Million-Member Vision for xosialX

October 14, 2026 · 6 min read · Read article →

Technology

At 63, I Built the Website I Could Only Imagine Before

You’re standing inside one of my ideas. At 63, I’m using AI to build a website that once would have taken me months to learn—or thousands of dollars to have someone else create.

October 8, 2026 · 9 min read · Read article →

Life

I’ve Lived Several Different Lives in One Lifetime

From the Marine Corps and intelligence work to investing and AI, a reflection on reinvention at 63 and why every chapter still matters.

October 4, 2026 · 7 min read · Read article →

Allen Bauer in conversation with his girlfriend Karen over coffee on a riverside porch at golden hour, warm lantern light against a deep blue sunset river

Business Opportunity

What I'd Tell Someone Thinking About Joining

An honest, no-pressure look at the xosialX opportunity — what it actually is, what it asks of you, and who it isn't for.

October 4, 2026 · 5 min read · Read article →

Allen Bauer looking out over a mountain lake at sunset beside a notebook checklist: get out of debt, save 20%, invest consistently, build dividend income

Financial Independence

I Don't Want to Look Rich. I Want to Be Free.

A real look at how I'm thinking differently about money, life and what really matters.

October 4, 2026 · 5 min read · Read article →