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by RFS
Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:49 pm
Forum: Work & Education
Topic: Advice for a soon-to-be bootcamp grad (Python coding)
Replies: 27
Views: 4489

Re: Advice for a soon-to-be bootcamp grad (Python coding)

Hi everyone! THANK YOU for all the replies! I graduated from the bootcamp and decided to specialize in CyberSecurity. I spent one year completing BowTiedCyber' s roadmap, which lead to a CyberSecurity Analyst job offer in October. It was fully in-office and paid $56k/yr. I declined it. To maximize m...
by RFS
Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Smashter's Great Adventure
Replies: 119
Views: 24012

Re: Smashter's Great Adventure

So we moved to Brooklyn. To shake things up. We decided to look past the absurdly high rent and just go for it. We wanted to optimize for fun and walkability over all else. To be clear, fun for us is low cost or free trips to world class museums, biking to the store, eating incredible vegan food, l...
by RFS
Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: Work & Education
Topic: Advice for a soon-to-be bootcamp grad (Python coding)
Replies: 27
Views: 4489

Re: Advice for a soon-to-be bootcamp grad (Python coding)

@Slevin – Thank you! Your note about grinding it out for the first year reminded me of teaching school. The “good” schools have many applicants to pick from, so people starting out usually have to interview at “less desirable” schools. I got my first job at a school like that. What a blessing it was...
by RFS
Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:29 pm
Forum: Work & Education
Topic: Advice for a soon-to-be bootcamp grad (Python coding)
Replies: 27
Views: 4489

Advice for a soon-to-be bootcamp grad (Python coding)

Hola amigos! I've completed 65% of Treehouse's Python Techdegree program. I started 3 months ago, with 0 coding knowledge. My only tech experience is in sales for a startup! I was a schoolteacher after that. I was attracted to programming because it pays well, is in demand, and seems to have many re...
by RFS
Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:15 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: C40's Journal
Replies: 1192
Views: 372825

Re: C40's Journal

Dude, thank you for the updates + pictures! I'm pumped to see your Latin American cities post. I went to Mexico earlier this year, and I loved it. It had refrigerators, fresh food, drinkable water, pharmacies, great weather, compact + bikable city infrastructure, and was fantastically affordable. Do...
by RFS
Wed Dec 15, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Western Red Cedar's Journal
Replies: 524
Views: 155713

Re: Western Red Cedar's Journal

I started a daily meditation practice again this week, as well as my gratitude journal. I'd let that slip and wanted to renew it in an effort to try establishing habits that support my mental health. Hell yeah. I've been meditating every morning for almost 2 years, and it has changed my life immeas...
by RFS
Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Hello !
Replies: 15
Views: 2795

Re: Hello !

I'm a single 23 year old man living in Chicago, IL since June 2021 after graduating from college and I've been in my current office job since August 2021. As far as hobbies go, I enjoy running, lifting weights, and I've attempted to teach myself guitar for the last year and a half which is going ni...
by RFS
Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: The Path to Freedom
Replies: 64
Views: 21857

Re: The Path to Freedom

I’m grappling with the possibility that I might be incredibly stupid. I have always been too arrogant (not outwardly) to hold this belief, but my ruminations lately have brought to this point. Please critique my errant thoughts. They say true wisdom begins when you realize that you are, in fact, in...
by RFS
Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:56 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Giskard's Journal - slingin code to reach FI
Replies: 195
Views: 87975

Re: Giskard's Journal - slingin code to reach FI

Hey Giskard, thank you for sharing your experience in Minneapolis. I lived in Atlanta earlier this year, and I loved it. It's known for sprawl and having some of the worst traffic on Earth, which it certainly has, but in-town Atlanta is a gem. There are several pre-WW2 human-scale, walkable neighbor...
by RFS
Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:05 pm
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Inflation, Interest Rates & Financial Represion
Replies: 39
Views: 5781

Re: Inflation, Interest Rates & Financial Represion

Another thought experiment: we get real inflation and bonds reprice. I'm talking like even 4% inflation. Do 10 yr rates spike to 4% quickly? I actually think that's more likely than the 10 yr going very negative (e.g. -1.0%). You would get an enormous bond selloff and capital depreciation. In that ...
by RFS
Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:09 am
Forum: Resources & Recommended Reading
Topic: BowTiedBull (DeFi Substack)
Replies: 2
Views: 1560

BowTiedBull (DeFi Substack)

I've been enjoying BowTiedBull's substack on DeFi. It's helped me better understand the big picture behind crypto, blockchain, and how it can be leveraged to preserve wealth in an era where central bankers are abusing the fiat system to enrich themselves. Enjoy!
by RFS
Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:49 pm
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Optimal Money Flow - Lawrence C. Marsh
Replies: 16
Views: 2585

Re: Optimal Money Flow - Lawrence C. Marsh

Regarding inflation/raising interest rates: It's almost impossible to raise inflation as long as the currency is able to compete with other hard currencies, that's a historical fact. You need other currencies growing stronger if you want inflation. That's the problem we have in Europe / the Euro-zo...
by RFS
Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:58 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Western Red Cedar's Journal
Replies: 524
Views: 155713

Re: Western Red Cedar's Journal

I decided to start back up with a gym membership in June. It's only $10 per month with no contracts. I realized I needed a healthier outlet for stress, and lifting weights is a good fit for me. I've been lifting 5-6 days per week, and really cleaned up my diet a lot. I established a pretty good sys...
by RFS
Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: ERE is Path to Meaningful Life - MMM style FI year 4
Replies: 47
Views: 8537

Re: ERE is Path to Meaningful Life - MMM style FI year 4

Stasher, what a great journal! I like your blog, too- very inspiring. Since you're thinking about how reactive, unmindful, scatterbrained, etc, the tech overload is making us, I wanted to recommend the Punkt library to you. The folks at Punkt make products that minimize the tech-induced disturbances...
by RFS
Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:56 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: C40's Journal
Replies: 1192
Views: 372825

Re: C40's Journal

Hey C40, have you considered training at any of Da Nang's MMA and/or BJJ gyms? I saw that you listed watching MMA as one of the hobbies. I stumbled upon McGregor vs. Diaz 2 one day and was completely mesmerized, which led to eventually signing up to train jiujitsu. It has been one of the best things...
by RFS
Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:23 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Affordable Ebook Reader
Replies: 7
Views: 945

Re: Affordable Ebook Reader

Check out eBay for Barnes and Noble Nooks (the one I linked to is $26.)

I've been using mine for about 4 years now (bought refurbished for $30 on Ebay.) It supports all types of files, and I believe 2gb is about 2000 books.
by RFS
Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:15 pm
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Government-Protected Dividend Stocks: The Last Safe Haven of Securities Investing?
Replies: 9
Views: 8883

Government-Protected Dividend Stocks: The Last Safe Haven of Securities Investing?

I currently have a portfolio of $192k. Of all this money, only $7k is in equities (index funds.) The rest is split between short term t-bonds and cash, which are earning nothing. I have become more weary of index funds as increasing amounts of ass tech companies join the S&P 500 due to the endle...
by RFS
Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:21 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Western Red Cedar's Journal
Replies: 524
Views: 155713

Re: Western Red Cedar's Journal

Hey WRC, I wanted to let you know that I really enjoy reading your general. There is a ton of valuable information/musings here, particularly the "roots vs. wings" topic (I, too, have been thinking about this.) And those pictures- holy shit! Please keep writing, sir.
by RFS
Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:58 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ama journal - new found stability in Detroit
Replies: 40
Views: 4147

Re: Ama journal - new found stability in Detroit

Hey Ama, thanks for sharing (great progress, too!) I think Detroit is one of the world's most exciting cities. But not from a conventional view. Mark Binelli says it well: Rather than relitigate the sins of the past, I hoped to discover something new about the city- specifically, what happens to a o...
by RFS
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: C40's Journal
Replies: 1192
Views: 372825

Re: C40's Journal

Hey C40, thanks so much for your journal! I bet it takes a lot of time to write clearly, upload the pictures, make the charts, etc. I really appreciate it! I've been thinking of visiting SEA, and your journal has bolstered the notion that it would be awesome indeed. I've got one question, though: wh...