Making Money

How My New Six-figure Income As A Software Engineer Has Changed Our Lives (Numbers Revealed)

How My New Six-figure Income As A Software Engineer Has Changed Our Lives (Numbers Revealed)

Hi all, after almost a year and a half since I started teaching myself how to code, I have formally accepted an offer to work as a Software Engineer at the company where I did my apprenticeship. As the title suggests, my income has jumped […]

How I Increased My Income By 50% By Changing Careers

How I Increased My Income By 50% By Changing Careers

I have a big announcement to make today. As I am writing this post, I am also preparing for one of the biggest changes in my life: a new career in tech! More specifically, I have been offered a software engineer apprenticeship position at a […]

How Programming Has Changed My Marriage: The Good, Bad & Ugly

How Programming Has Changed My Marriage: The Good, Bad & Ugly

It’s been almost 5 months since I first discovered the world of computer programming. I can only describe those 5 months with two words: Time flies! It started with me forcing myself to learn Python to get a new job and progressed to me marveling […]

At What Cost Would You Pursue Your Passion?

At What Cost Would You Pursue Your Passion?

Bad news I was wandering in my dream land at about 10:30 PM when Mr. FAF stormed into the master bedroom. “I have bad news for you,” he said breathlessly. For about 5 seconds, I ran different scenarios in my head to see what bad […]

Why I Gave Up On A Lifelong Passion (Money Is One Reason)

Why I Gave Up On A Lifelong Passion (Money Is One Reason)

After getting burned out from blogging in my 7th month, I realized many things about myself. Part of me was happy that I had finally found something that I’m passionate about – writing about frugality. Blogging has helped me stop questioning my daily productivity and […]

Which Business Model To Pursue: Amazon FBA, eBay or Etsy?

Which Business Model To Pursue: Amazon FBA, eBay or Etsy?

I’ve always wanted to have my own business one day ever since I was a freshman in college. Life took me in a different direction, and now I’m working a full-time job for my employer. Don’t get me wrong. I am appreciative that they took […]