Category Archives: Backstory
The Job Experience, IT Plumbing: Year #5, Part 2
In the last post, I barely spoke about the actual Job Experience at my new employer, FinancialCompany. Instead, I focused a lot of content on why I dislike the core makeup of office jobs. That’s getting changed, pronto. For better … Continue reading
The Job Experience, IT Plumbing: Year #5, Part 1
In late 2003, I finally quit my first office job.
The Job Experience, Tech Support: Year #4, Part 2
Year 4, Part 2/2 It’s time to finish up year 4. In the first part of the year, I finally made critical lifestyle changes to enable a higher savings rate and remove a great deal of job-related stress. Here in … Continue reading
The Job Experience, Tech Support: Year #4, Part 1
Year 4 All jobs eventually come to an end. My tech support role died at the end of year 4. I didn’t get fired or laid off. I left because it was time for me to go. You’re probably wondering … Continue reading
The Job Experience: Tech Support, Year #3
Year 3 A super quick summary of where we are:
The Job Experience: Tech Support, Year #2
Year 2 In my second year working technical support, the weeks start to fly by, especially when compared to the first.
The Job Experience: Tech Support, Year #1
Serious Warning: I’m going to embark on some very long, self-indulgent posts through June the end of July mid-August. If you read blogs strictly for financial insight, skip these. I won’t be offended, and you’ll thank yourself for not wasting ten minutes … Continue reading
Better Versus Happier
Pop Quiz #1 : Which phone would you rather have?
Learning to FI
It’s come to this. Talent vs. hard work. Nature versus nurture. Armageddon.
Mistakes Were Made
I’ve done my share of financially stupid things.