Wow, I haven’t written a blog post for a while. I finished up a 3 month contract in February and was experiencing a sense of burn out. It’s taken me 2 months to recover some sense of sanity. I’d like to take a longer break but I recently got a tax bill for my companies… Continue reading Engineer in Test job hunting update
Category: Finances
My career growth
This blog is a reflecton on my career growth overtime and how I got here. Obviously my experiences are unique to me but if you are just starting out in your tech career or considering this career path you might enjoy reading this post. Where am I at now? I’m considered a senior mobile test… Continue reading My career growth
Maximising superannuation contributions
Now that I’ve paid off my credit card debt (Woo this feels awesome and is a huge relief), I’m now working on my next financial goal: Maximise concessional contributions into super This is not personal financial advice, this is a walkthrough of my next financial goal. Why this goal? It is the most tax effective… Continue reading Maximising superannuation contributions
Building wealth
I recently tweeted there are 2 ways to grow wealth and work toward financial independence. That is spend less and earn more. Now before you jump in and say, “3 – invest”, I view investing as part of earning more money. This blog post will go into more detail of how I do stuff under… Continue reading Building wealth
The $5 per day food challenge
When budgeting the topic of how much people spend on food often comes up. I saw someone post they had $40 to last them a week until pay day and they were asking for recipes that help stretch the budget. This is how I’d stretch a $5 per day budget for food over 2 weeks… Continue reading The $5 per day food challenge
In defense of the retail super fund
Disclaimer; I use to work for CFS, consider me biased. Retail super funds have received a pretty bad wrap (tehe wrap). From under performing to charging excessive fees (here’s an article of BT charging high fee’s). So what have I got to say in their defense? Low cost index based investing is an option It… Continue reading In defense of the retail super fund
Investing $1000 a month
Meet Eric, he’s a 25 year old who enjoys hanging out with friends. He earns a 70K per year salary and spends about 40K a year on living expenses. As a single bloke, he’s not super keen on jumping on the property band wagon. He enjoys having the freedom to live wherever he likes and… Continue reading Investing $1000 a month
Managing my finances as a Contractor – AU edition
I have been obsessed with finances and I’m studying a financial advice degree part time. This here is NOT personal financial advice, but it’s a walk through of how I’m managing my finances. This is for the Australian market. I don’t know the best way to manage taxes/save for retirement in other countries. Company Structure Sole… Continue reading Managing my finances as a Contractor – AU edition
BugHunterSam Update
It’s been a while since I posted an update. I was going to try and do these posts weekly but I think monthly is a better cadence. Today I’m in a real funk I can’t seem to find any motivation for work. I’ve hit a few road blocks. I’m frustrated at the complexity of this… Continue reading BugHunterSam Update
Another revolution around the sun
It’s nice to have a have a birthday mid year. It gives me time to sit and reflect. Last year I had these musings, and at the start of this year I set the intention of being the best version of me. My birthday isn’t until next month but I’m looking forward to seeing some… Continue reading Another revolution around the sun