Hi! I am Irtiza.
An Engineering Manager by day, and a Blogger and YouTuber by night.
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April 21, 2024
Finally Making Sense of Responsive Screens
How I made my NextJS website responsive without learning about HTML and CSS.
April 14, 2024
I Pay $0 for a 10,000 Subscriber Self-Hosted Email Newsletter System
I saved >$100/month by migrating to a self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager to run my small business.
April 7, 2024
Hosting Multiple Web Apps and APIs with Nginx Reverse Proxies
Deploy all your frontend apps, backend APIs, and other services using one server and one domain.
April 2, 2024
How I Set Up My Private Cloud Server for Development
Replicating my perfect local development workflow in a cloud server to code and deploy from anywhere in the world.
March 10, 2024
I Finally Figured out Nginx Reverse Proxy
How I exposed my NextJS and FastAPI powered website to the public internet using Nginx web server on a Linux server.
March 5, 2024
I Bought a Cloud Server for $12/month
How I saved more than $100 by self-hosting instead of using cloud-based SASS products.
January 5, 2024
5 Best Books I Read in 2023
A year of reading books from a wide range of domains and perspectives.
January 4, 2024
My 2024 Credit Card Strategy
Core setup, new cards, travel redemptions, and hotel, flight, and car rental elite statuses.
January 2, 2024
How Much Money I Made From Credit Cards in 2023
I earned 630,000 credit card points which equates to around $8,500 USD.
December 28, 2023
Flying 10,000 Miles in Turkish Airlines Business Class
First international business class experience with FREE upgrade using credit card points!
December 10, 2023
Travel Hacking San Francisco
How I paid $0 instead of $2,543 with credit card points.
October 20, 2023
I Spent $0 Instead of $4,000 on Travel in 2023
How I funded all my 2023 travel using credit card points, such as Membership Reward points and Capital One miles.
June 12, 2023
How I Travel the World for Free Using Credit Card Points
A simple 3-step process that earned me trips to Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, and Toronto for free!
January 4, 2023
5 Purchases to Boost Your Productivity in 2023
Kick off the new year with these purchases to have your most productive year so
November 30, 2022
What's on my iPhone (iOS 16 Edition)
A redesigned setup maximizing the latest iOS widgets for at-a-glance information.
November 13, 2022
10 Sustainable Lifestyle Changes You Can Make
For starters, switch to reusable water bottles and grocery bags.
November 5, 2022
10 Things You Should Do When You Get Paid
Prioritize your future self before budgeting and spending.
October 31, 2022
5 Cheap Purchases to Make You More Productive
Being productive does not have to be expensive.