Timothy In a shocking turn of events, as of this post I’ve successfully published 10 articles for my newsletter! I’ve struggled a lot with consistency in the past, and I often give up on new projects pretty quickly if I don’t get some kind of instant gratification. I’m proud (and sad) to say that this newsletter … Read more
How much money do you need to say “F*** this, I’m out”? If you grew up in an Asian immigrant household like myself, you probably grew up with a strong scarcity mindset. In other words, you never felt like you have “enough” or you’re doing “enough”. You’re constantly worried that you’re falling behind relative to … Read more
Hello friends! I’m trying something new this week by forcefully timeboxing my writing to the ~1 hour it takes for my Caltrain from Sunnyvale to the Milbrae Bart station 🙂 This past week, the big thing I did was go on (another) backpacking trip, this time to Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest! … Read more
It’s been 3 weeks since I last published a post, which means I’m now completely off of my aspirational weekly newsletter schedule. That said, I’m not going to stress about it. Life happens! Over the last few weeks, I celebrated my (actual) 25th birthday, visited Christine in Vancouver, and went on a backpacking trip to … Read more
One of the most popular posts of all time on r/financialindependence is to Build the life you want, then save for it. The general message is that instead of cutting back on everything (lattes, trips, etc.) to save for an ambiguous idea of what your life might look like in 20 years, you should invest … Read more
Coast FIRE is one of my favorite ideas in personal finance, and it’s a milestone that I think will resonate with my fellow Gen Z. For those not familiar with the term, FIRE = Financial Independence, Retire Early. The FIRE movement initially gained traction in the early 2010s, particularly among people working high income jobs … Read more
Last week, I got the chance to travel all throughout North Carolina. I spent 3 days in Raleigh, 3 days in Boone (for the MEAT 🍖 conference), 0.5 day in Greensboro, and 3 days in Charlotte. Charlotte → Raleigh → Boone → Greensboro → Charlotte ⛰️ Discovering North Carolina 1. North Carolina is green!!! Apparently … Read more
I had quite a wild travel itinerary this week. I went from Vancouver to San Francisco, San Francisco to Calgary, Calgary to Vancouver, Vancouver to Charlotte, and then Charlotte to Raleigh, hitting a total of 5 different airports in less than 24 hours. 7/23: YVR → SFO 7/25: SFO → YYC 7/25: YYC → YVR … Read more
Hello friends, welcome to my first newsletter post! After procrastinating for years, I’ve decided it’s finally time for me to start a newsletter. Credit to my friend Manan who started his own newsletter recently for inspiring me to get started. Why am I doing this? I have a couple of goals for this newsletter (in … Read more
