Andrew Youderian

Issue #1 | March 2025

I'm passionate about helping entrepreneurs master their finances, tame their empire and forge what matters.

My Dream Backyard Office Build

BANG! The sound hit like a bulldozer ramming the building. Then another. After a few frozen moments, I realized someone was trying to break down my office door.

“HEY! SOMEONE’S IN HERE!” I hollered, heart racing.

The would-be intruder fled, but the message was clear: my run-down office space, while cheap, wasn’t cutting it anymore.

I’ve worked from just about everywhere over the last 15 years. Downtown offices with crushing commutes. Half a dozen co-working spaces ranging from decent to cringe. For six weeks from a VW Vanagon, which is ideal in a pinch (and looks killer on Instagram) but not ideal long-term.

Some setups were decent, others terrible – but none were perfect.

Fast forward two years.

Today, I walk 20 seconds from my house to my custom-built backyard office. Windows frame the mountains and skyline. A rain chain trickles into a desert garden where hummingbirds visit flowering native plants.

The space is flooded with natural light, and my kids occasionally wave as they play outside.

It took two years and $175,000 to build on a 40×40 empty spot on our property. And it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

Forge What Matters

Family Friendships

Last weekend, our quiet street erupted into chaos.

10 kids were screaming goodbyes. Neighbors craned necks. My children sprinted after departing cars until they disappeared.

After our good family friends left to start the 5 hour drive home, my daughter collapsed in my arms, sobbing: "I can't believe they're gone."

It took me back 25 years...

I was standing on my college campus with my best friend Luke. We'd been inseparable since I was in diapers thanks to our parents cultivating a deep, family friendship.

We got into trouble in the mountains. Meet girls. Failed spectacularly. And had each other's backs.

Now, facing different paths and saying farewell, we stood there - two "tough” college guys - sobbing. Simultaneously scared of losing our incredibly deep friendship and being thankful for it.

In an increasingly isolated America, I have one deep fear:

That my kids will grow up, work, pay bills... and never experience the soul-filling power of true community.

That's why I've spent the last decade trying to foster deep, meaningful friendships among families with kids their age.

It's not easy. Finding compatible families feels like dating to the fourth power.

I've had painful failed attempts that felt like getting turned down for a second date.

But when it works?

My daughter face lights up texting her friend goodnight.

My son – the only boy among sisters – has friends who encourage him to embrace his unbridled boyhood.

They're learning what true community feels like.

Here's what I've learned about building tight-knit family friendships:

1. Start with parents you click with. Kids are adaptable - the adults drive everything.
2. Seek shared values. You want any parent comfortable correcting any kid, and general agreement about how you’re raising them.
3. Find families who love what you love. Adventure, sports, whatever lights you up.
4. Give kids MORE freedom together than usual. Let them push limits and bond through challenges.
5. Be the ringleader. Someone has to step up.

It’s a lot of effort filled with potential rejection on one hand and mountains of logistical planning if you do find a great fit.

But watching your kids sprint down the street, screaming goodbyes to their second family?

It makes all the effort worth it

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