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
Schema Therapy: part VI
Wow. It was in February that I last posted about schema therapy. Today I had a chair session. The idea being, that I imagine my dad sitting in an empty chair in front of me and I tell him that I don’t deserve his criticism. Role play I role play an emotional and triggering scenario.… Continue reading Schema Therapy: part VI
My views on FIRE
Financial Independence Retire Early (AKA FIRE) is a movement that’s been taking the internet and high paid young professionals by storm. The idea is fairly simple: maximize your income today maximize your savings for the near future grow an investment portfolio then draw down 4% of your investment portfolio forever However, I think there’s some… Continue reading My views on FIRE
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
Let’s talk about Risk, baby (oh and Covid)
As I face another month of covid lockdowns in Sydney, there are some anxieties floating around in my head that I’d like to get off my chest. This is a rambling blog post and reflection piece of the state of society as I see it. Vaccine Risks So Astrazena has gotten a pretty bad rep.… Continue reading Let’s talk about Risk, baby (oh and Covid)
Let’s talk CV’s and salary
I recently helped my team interview a candidate with an 8 page CV. My first response was, “who’s got time to read 8 pages?”. Now they still interviewed well but it was a poor first impression. I like having a 1 page CV that’s very focused. Even though I’ve worked in tech for 10 years,… Continue reading Let’s talk CV’s and salary
Clean desk porn – v2.0
Back in December, I posted about my work from home desk set up. This post is a follow up from that post. What’s changed? First of all, I’ve moved into a better place. I have more space for work from home, pay less rent and I’m closer to a train station. It’s a win win… Continue reading Clean desk porn – v2.0
Using SuperTest to test API’s
I have deployed this API. It’s a google cloud function that returns the minimum supported version for a fictional mobile app. This blog will walk you through how you can build a test harness in SuperTest for testing this API. What is SuperTest? SuperTest is a node javascript package that is used for testing API’s,… Continue reading Using SuperTest to test API’s
Writing blog posts
I had someone on LinkedIn ask me: How do you come up with ideas for writing? It’s taken me years of practice to build a writing itch that I enjoy scratching. I started this blog in 2013, that year I wrote 2 pieces 😬. This post is a reflection on how I get and maintain… Continue reading Writing blog posts
Why do we test?
Why do we bother with software testing? Surely our users can help us test? Why can’t automation catch all of the bugs? Have you heard these remarks in the work place before? This blog post will explore why we test in more detail. We will be using a cooking metaphor to help break down complex… Continue reading Why do we test?