About

Hey, I’m James — an estimator by day and a side hustle builder by night. I’m working toward FIRE before 55 and building things that solve real problems.

I’m based in the UK and spend my evenings working on projects, learning new skills, and chasing opportunities. My main focus right now is building useful tools and services.

What I Do

• Estimator — Day job in the trades
• App Development — Building solutions with code
• Business Development — Always looking for the next opportunity

Projects

Current Project

QuickTax

A UK tax calculator for sole traders. Calculate your income tax, national insurance, and take-home pay quickly and accurately.

• Stack: React, TypeScript
• Status: In development
• Launch: Coming soon

Tech Stack

• JavaScript / TypeScript
• React / Astro
• Node.js
• Tailwind CSS

Future Prototypes

Fairway Bets

A Golfing app designeed for golfing buddies to have side bets and easy payment settlements

Open Source Contributions

• first-contributions — Forked and contributed to the official GitHub first-contributions tutorial repository. Made my first pull request to help other beginners get started with open source.

Get in Touch

Want to collaborate, chat, or work together? Find me on X or drop me an email at thegrouchydad@gmail.com.

Let’s build something cool. 🚀