Hito-Kane-Mono. Essays on people, money, things — and the systems that connect them.

What Happened to the Incentive to Earn? Hidden Bracket Creep in Germany’s Child-Support Schedule.

Across 18 years, the income bands stayed the same width and in 2026, a parent of two teenagers can earn anywhere from €1,450 to about €2,500 of adjusted net income without keeping a euro more.

What Happened to the Incentive to Earn? Hidden Bracket Creep in Germany’s Child-Support Schedule

For a parent of two teenagers, more than €1,000 of monthly adjusted net income can now fall inside a range where earning more does not increase the parent’s own disposable income.

Your 90-day onboarding plan is a lie

A 90-day plan can onboard a role. It cannot integrate a teammate into a complex operating system.