Robert Bala
Generation X, long in IT — but most at home with what you can touch: doing things yourself, proven solutions, and knowledge earned in practice. Digital order on one side; soil, tools, the farm, and life closer to nature on the other. I build software that shows whether your wealth is real after inflation.
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Practical independence
Windy Farm is about learning to stand on our own feet — in the field, in the kitchen, and in how we think about money.
- Energy — off-grid solar and resilience. Off-grid energy series
- Food — garden and pantry from the land. Farm & kitchen writing
- Financial — tools for real purchasing power (apps in development).
Projects
Software under the Windy Farm umbrella — practical independence, not hype.
- True Return — See your real wealth after inflation. Waitlist opening soon.
- Independence — Know when you can stop working. Coming soon (imports your profile from True Return).
- FinanceFlow — Full personal finance for Mac power users. Coming later.
Selected writing
Articles and essays on the farm, energy, and building things that last.
- From Four Panels and PWM to a Full Off-Grid Energy Storage System
How we built an off-grid solar setup — from 4 panels and a PWM charge controller to a 48V energy storage system with MPPT and plans to add microinverters.