Making a Small Fortune: Surviving Publishing, Parenting, and Porphyria

By Matthew Spaur

"This memoir's reward is insights shared by a man honest with himself and his strengths and limitations in a way that is compelling, actually quietly fascinating." -- Jay Levin, Founder of LA Weekly newspaper

"Could not put it down" -- multiple reviews

Having it all can leave you with nothing.

At the start of the 21st century, Matthew Spaur used his earnings from the tech industry to remarry, become a stepparent to three boys, and start a weekly newspaper--all at the same time. Almost overnight, he became a self-employed working parent with bad business timing. He did this despite having never owned a business, worked on a newspaper, taken a journalism class, sold advertising, or been a parent.

Soon, the Wall St. tech bubble burst, the 9/11 attacks exploded, and the country slid into recession and then war. Media outlets started receiving envelopes of anthrax in their mail. The internet revolution began to obliterate the newspaper industry. At home, his new wife and two of his step-sons developed life-threatening illnesses.

What do you do when your fortune goes from back to worse?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1667853465
• ISBN13: 9781667853468
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"