My birthday has come around again and since last year I did a 26 pictures for my 26th year I figure I’d do the same this year. Below are my top 27 pictures since my last birthday and some thoughts about each. They’re not the best photos I’ve taken but rather ones that represent the…
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Finance Review: July 2020
I know, the last few posts have only been mundane end-of-month finance reviews but there really hasn’t been a lot, it’s covid season 🤷🏻 But! Watch out for this month’s posts! There’s a family trip, my birthday, another finance review (lol), and some resources based on feedback from all one (1) of my regular readers.…
Finance Review: June 2020
Being back in quarantine is great for the wallet, less great for the mental health. My net worth is officially in the 6 digits now, but at what cost…😭 Unfortunately, another side-effect of being locked on campus is that my life is incredibly routin/mundane/boring so I’m hard pressed to come up with interesting things to…
Finance Review: May 2020
Is it too late to refund 2020. I’m quite worn out so this will probably be the shortest one yet. Spendings Report: $824 Almost half of this month’s spendings was a session with a financial planner. It was very worthwhile and I will write a more thorough post about it when the world isn’t quite…
Finance Review: April 2020
I’ve been quarantined on campus for 3 months but damn if my spreadsheet doesn’t look fantastic. Does anybody know what is happening with the markets? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Spendings Report: $372 Was 1/3 of my spendings this month bubble tea and KFC? Yeah. My crippling tapioca addiction is the only thing standing between me and millionaire status…
I’m taking a break from my Master’s.
In September I started an online Master’s of Mathematics for Teaching. I’m doing well, learned a lot, and will be taking a break for this next semester. I feel like I’m no longer clear on why I’m pursuing this degree because it links with one of my (many) fears: I worry that I’m bad at…
Finance Review: March 2020
Guys. It’s been wild 🧻 This is my monthly finance review so I’ll keep it to the numbers. I keep on meaning to write other posts but my free time has been spent sleeping or worrying about being a failure in life/struggling with imposter syndrome. I realize I’ve been very lucky to avoid any major…
Inside the quarantine: why I stayed in China
In February’s finance review I posted that I spent under $200 for that entire month. The major contributor is the COVID-19 quarantine all of China is experiencing. The very blasé summary: I stayed because I don’t like hot beachy places, or spending money, or becoming nocturnal, and I found out other people were staying. Life…