A blog about college, investing, cooking, psychology, saving money and general life concepts.
From a One-Bedroom Apartment to the World When I started my blog in March 2024, it was just me, my laptop, and a corner of my one-bedroom apartment in Tacoma. My “office” wasn’t much more than a desk pushed against a wall, but it was enough. I’d sit there at odd hours, typing out essays... Continue Reading →
Someone once said, “When things get hard for me, I remind myself that they’re getting hard for other people too. The difference is, they’ll quit before I do.” That hit me. Because it’s not just about grit, it’s about endurance. It’s about understanding that in almost every field, especially in something like blogging, investing, or... Continue Reading →
When you run a blog, especially in the early years, you start obsessing over the numbers. How many visitors did I get today? Why did yesterday look better than today? Is something wrong? Am I failing? It’s the same kind of panic a small business owner might feel when their shop only gets one customer... Continue Reading →
People love glamour. Red carpets, film festivals, book signings with glossy posters. It’s easy to look at those moments and think, that’s what making it looks like. Someone wrote a book, printed it, and now they’re standing at a podium in a bookstore with their name in big bold letters. Or they scraped together funds... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been blogging for a while, you know the drill. You wake up, grab your phone, open your blog app, and check your stats. You do it again at lunch. You do it before bed. Sometimes you refresh 10, 15, 20 times a day. I’ve been there, in fact, I was there this morning.... Continue Reading →
This evening, I put on some music and found myself rereading The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin, a book that distills the wisdom of Charlie Munger through the lens of rational decision-making. In Chapter 4, The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, Griffin brings up one of Munger’s most humbling ideas: the over-optimism tendency. It hit me... Continue Reading →
I started this blog on March 5th, 2024. It’s now June 22nd, 2025. That’s over a year of showing up, creating content, building something that wasn’t there before, and doing it whether or not anyone was reading. I’ve spent that portion of my life just creating. Whether it was through my own hands, physically typing... Continue Reading →
It’s Been a While… It’s been a while since I’ve written my thoughts on this blog. I've been focused on adding some value lately through value investing and how readers can benefit from this analysis and strategy that is often seen through the old guard—meaning older investors like Warren, the late Charlie Munger, and those... Continue Reading →
It feels like yesterday I just started blogging on here, preparing for the next chapter of my life. Becoming a student once again after taking time off for personal obligations, which at the beginning I wasn't ready to share. As the blog has progressed, some of you have come to know that I have a... Continue Reading →
It's 2:24 am. I am watching Suits on Netflix. I am on season 1, episode 3. While watching, I found myself thinking about balancing school and blogging, as I have been for the past couple of weeks, wondering if this blog will ever gain readership or if I will find a career once I graduate.... Continue Reading →
The Broke College Student 