Narcis Miclaus

About & contact

A map illustrating the journey

I'm Narcis Miclaus, a data engineer working in Italy. By day I build the quiet plumbing that moves data from where it lives to where it can be useful. In the evenings, more and more, I study personal finance, because the long-term plan is to be a financial advisor as well as a lead data engineer. Two careers, one brain. We'll see how it goes.

This site is where I write about both. The programming section is mostly notes from the job: things I learned the hard way, tools that earned their keep, mistakes I'd make differently next time. The personal finance section is me thinking out loud about money: how it works, how to make better decisions about it, and the small calculators I build to make those decisions easier.

I write in three languages: English, Italian, and Romanian, because my life happens in all three of them. English is the default. The little EN/IT/RO switcher in the header swaps you between them on any page that has a translation.

I try to keep the tone approachable. Technical things don't have to be dry, and money things don't have to be intimidating. The goal is to make both interesting: if you leave a page understanding something you didn't understand before, that's a win.

What you'll find here

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach me is by email: about consulting, freelance data work, or anything you read here you want to push back on. I read everything, and I reply when I can.

This site is being built in public. Pages will change, posts will appear, calculators will multiply. Thanks for being here early.

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