{"id":14306,"date":"2026-10-27T16:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/?p=14306"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:25:30","slug":"my-personal-notetaking-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/10\/27\/my-personal-notetaking-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"My personal notetaking setup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.jpeg 1122w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-300x55.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1024x188.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-768x141.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-100x18.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-150x28.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-200x37.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-450x83.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-600x110.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-900x165.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">New look for Advisorator (and better search)!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before we get to the newsletter, I wanted to share some <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advisorator website<\/a> updates, including a cleaner design and a new navigation bar that&#8217;s easier to access on mobile devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/advisoratornewdesign-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/advisoratornewdesign-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/advisoratornewdesign-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/advisoratornewdesign-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/advisoratornewdesign.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I&#8217;m most excited about, though, is the new search bar. Use search button in the top menu bar, and the results will update as you type. You can also set filters to show only results from the newsletter, guides, or my cord cutting columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newadvisoratorsearch.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14309\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If nothing else, it&#8217;s been helpful for me when looking up old stories to reference in the newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advisorator is still a self-hosted WordPress site. For these updates, I used Claude AI to design a new theme and a custom search plug-in to work exactly the way I&#8217;ve always wanted. Similar improvements are available <a href=\"https:\/\/cordcutterweekly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the Cord Cutter Weekly website<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy<\/a>, and please let me know if you run into any issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How I&#8217;m using Obsidian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Plus: More Apple stuff, T-Mobile&#8217;s plan overhaul, and Google&#8217;s broken privacy promise<\/h3>\n\n\n<div width=\"100%\" class=\"ng-block-731d087cbfefcda5 wp-block-newsletterglue-meta-data ng-block\" style=\"color:#333333\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\"><div><div><div class=\"ng-block-td\" align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Helvetica;line-height:1.6;font-weight:normal;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;text-align:center;color:#333333\"><span class=\"ng-block-author\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f90913d341018d607d40669240a3cf67eafc9b5137813ab1d0762959403220c?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"ng-image\" style=\"width:32px;height:32px;display:inline-block;margin:0 6px 0 0;vertical-align:middle;border-radius:32px\"\/><span>Jared Newman<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ng-block-date\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><span class=\"ng-sep\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ngl-metadata-date-ajax\">October 27, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/obsidianmainview-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/obsidianmainview-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/obsidianmainview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/obsidianmainview-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/obsidianmainview.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hey there! I\u2019m Jared Newman, a longtime tech journalist, and this is Advisorator, my weekly tech advice newsletter.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Did someone share this newsletter with you?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/signup\/?utm_source=newsletter\">Sign up<\/a>&nbsp;to get it every Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You\u2019re reading the free edition. <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\">Paying members<\/a> get in-depth features each week, including this one:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fair warning: This story will be a bit geekier than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, I <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/10\/20\/take-better-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote about<\/a> why you should use a notetaking app and how to get more out of them. Now, I&#8217;m going to dive into my own notetaking setup with <a href=\"https:\/\/obsidian.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obsidian<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I use Obsidian to capture any kind of text that&#8217;s worth keeping over the long haul, including story drafts, my weekly agenda, ideas, invoice records, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/02\/10\/my-secret-to-remembering-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the names of people I need to remember<\/a>. While it&#8217;s more complicated than apps like Apple Notes and Google Keep, it also offers a level of freedom and flexibility that basic notetaking apps can&#8217;t touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Keep reading this story with <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\">a paid membership<\/a>. The free newsletter continues below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">News in brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More Apple stuff:<\/strong> Apple&#8217;s been rattling off a series of product launches this week, leading up to something bigger (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/10\/25\/macbook-pro-with-touchscreen-on-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly a touchscreen MacBook<\/a>) tomorrow. Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve got so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/10\/26\/apple-announces-ipad-mini-with-oled-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New iPad Mini<\/a>: OLED screen (but still 60 Hz), faster processor with Siri AI support, thinner and lighter. It&#8217;s $100 pricier than the previous model at $699.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/10\/27\/apple-unveils-new-14-inch-macbook-pro-powered-by-m6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M6 MacBook Pro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/10\/27\/apple-announces-new-imac-with-m6-chip-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">24-inch iMac<\/a>: Faster all around, same same prices as before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow&#8217;s news will come via news conference instead of just press releases, so presumably it&#8217;ll be more substantial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>T-Mobile&#8217;s plan overhaul:<\/strong> T-Mobile is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/t-mobile-changes-up-plans-again-unveils-t-mix-with-coupon-book-benefits\">replacing its main wireless plans with &#8220;T-Mix&#8221; plans<\/a>, which let you choose between various perks such as free Netflix, DoorDash DashPass, and YouTube Premium. The number perks you get varies by plan, but here&#8217;s the real kicker: To keep getting discounts on new phones, you&#8217;ll have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tmobile\/comments\/1wv9akf\/tmix_device_promos_full_list_of_1_2_3_pick_offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sacrifice some perks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This all seems unnecessarily complicated to me, but at least existing customers will get to keep their plans. I&#8217;ll dig deeper into the new plans soon and will update my <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/wireless-plan-picker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wireless plan picker<\/a> accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More notable news and reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why I&#8217;m <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/10\/27\/holding-off-on-an-iphone-duo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">holding off on an iPhone Duo<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Chrome will now warn you when a website &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/security\/our-latest-defenses-against-evolving-web-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doesn&#8217;t seem right<\/a>,&#8221; even if it&#8217;s not confident enough to call it malicious. (You&#8217;ll need &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/11577602?hl=en&amp;ai1hc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enhanced Safe Browsing<\/a>&#8221; enabled.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spotify makes it <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/10\/22\/spotify-confirms-family-plan-crackdown-but-calls-it-a-routine-improvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harder to share a Family Plan<\/a> with people who don&#8217;t live with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Got a kid with an iPhone? Make sure they don&#8217;t get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/reviews\/apple-imessage-spam-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended for texting spam<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PCWorld has a helpful explainer on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3266558\/ai-helped-uncover-a-security-nightmare-in-the-webs-backbone-should-you-be-worried.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHP flaws wreaking havoc on websites<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare for home screen confusion as <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/10\/21\/apple-music-unveils-new-design-rebrand-with-logo-made-by-sound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music is getting a new logo<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amazon rebrands its e-book subscription service to Kindle+ and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/tech\/kindle-unlimited-kindle-plus-audiobooks-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adds AI-narrated audiobooks<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/lmnt.me\/blog\/wallpapers\/vivid-bliss.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6K remake of the Windows XP wallpaper<\/a> with punchier colors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tip of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Google&#8217;s broken privacy promise:<\/strong> For years, Google promised not to use your Gmail or Google Photos data for targeted advertising. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-3727111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now it&#8217;s given itself a loophole<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google&#8217;s newly-updated privacy policy says it will target ads based on your emails, photos, and Google Drive data &#8220;if you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads.&#8221; In other words, if you use Google&#8217;s AI features with your personal data\u2014for instance, to pull information from your emails or photos while using Google Search or Gemini\u2014those queries are now fair game for targeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91579039\/google-promised-not-to-show-ads-based-on-your-emails-ai-could-undo-that\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I saw this coming a few months ago<\/a>; now Google&#8217;s made it official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s what you can do about it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Option 1: Turn off Google&#8217;s ad targeting.<\/strong> While signed into your Google acount, <a href=\"https:\/\/myadcenter.google.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">head to this page<\/a>. Select the &#8220;Personalized ads&#8221; drop-down, then select &#8220;Turn off personalized ads.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option 2: Cut off Google&#8217;s AI from your personal data.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/myactivity.google.com\/search-services\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Head to this page<\/a> and make sure &#8220;Google Workspace&#8221; and &#8220;Google Photos&#8221; are disconnected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option 3: Start weaning yourself off Google.<\/strong> I&#8217;m still <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2025\/10\/21\/how-im-getting-away-from-google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working on it<\/a>, though I&#8217;ve managed to <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/how-to-switch-search-engines-and-why-you-should\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replace Google Search at least<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Try this app<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nearby Wikipedia pages:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/edjefferson.com\/localwiki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Wikipedia<\/a> is a free website that lists all the places near you (or any other location) that are notable enough to have their own Wikipedia pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/localwikipedia-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/localwikipedia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/localwikipedia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/localwikipedia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/localwikipedia.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is how I learned about the minimum security prison next to my daughter&#8217;s soccer tournament last weekend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use it while traveling to look up local landmarks, or learn a few new things about your own neck of the woods. (Via <a href=\"https:\/\/webcurios.co.uk\/webcurios-23-10-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Curios<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spend wisely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This section of the newsletter may include affiliate links, which earn me a commission if you wind up purchasing something.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some notable deals today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Print labels from your phone <a href=\"https:\/\/link.amazon\/B0dGqdkqo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for $8<\/a> with code <strong>P2H4N16Y<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UGreen&#8217;s 2-in-1 foldable charger (iPhone and earbuds) <a href=\"https:\/\/link.amazon\/B0eQxwbht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for $30<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Buy&#8217;s 10W MagSafe-style charging puck is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/best-buy-essentials-10w-magnetic-wireless-charger-for-iphone-or-devices-compatible-with-magsafe-qi-charging-white\/J2FPJK9836\/sku\/6629282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on clearance for $3<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iniu&#8217;s faster 15W Qi2 charging puck is on sale <a href=\"https:\/\/link.amazon\/B04ebm1m5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for $10<\/a>. (<strong>Discount appears at checkout<\/strong>, may be for select customers only.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CMF By Nothing wireless noise-cancelling headphones <a href=\"https:\/\/link.amazon\/B03KBoB1H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hit a new low at $55<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Costco members: Apple Watch Series 11 cellular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.com\/p\/-\/apple-watch-series-11-gps-cellular-42mm-case-with-sport-band-size-sm-hypertension-notifications-sleep-score-advanced-workout-metrics\/4000284096?langId=-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for $350<\/a> (42mm, gray and silver only).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Woot is currently holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Felectronics.woot.com%2Fplus%2Famazon-devices-48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clearance sale on older Amazon devices<\/a>, with an extra 30% off the listed price with promo code <strong>DEVICES30<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Consider an Advisorator membership!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll get weekly feature stories, like the one I wrote this week on my Obsidian setup, plus access to my <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/join-the-tech-buds-forum\/\">member forum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/\">all my online tech tutorials<\/a>. I&#8217;ll help you become a more confident tech user and hopefully save you some money along the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\">Join us<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s all for now. 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