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There are those defining moments in life. The moments you use to wait and wish for during some of your darkest hours. And I had one of mine today. I've been taking a personal finance class at the University of Washington Tacoma, taught by two Professors, Kirk Mandlin and Dean Bennion. Tonight was the first... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of this year, I wrote about losing my mentor and still holding onto a sense of excitement for how the year might end. It’s safe to say that the year is ending on a higher note, though some of the same somber undertones are still there.I’m officially on winter break now. I... Continue Reading →
It's a Monday late noon, and I am sitting in a café that myself, my mentor, and my son used to frequent together. I hadn't stepped in it since the beginning of the year, and when I did, it was only for a brief while to get food to take home. However, as the kid... Continue Reading →
There comes a moment in life when things click into place. For me, it wasn’t a sudden epiphany; it was a slow dawning, a series of small wake-up calls that finally added up. I’ve been in school since April 2024, putting every ounce of energy into my classes, trying to prove something to myself, maybe... Continue Reading →
Fall always does this to me, the air turns crisp, the trees start letting go, and suddenly it feels like the season is asking you to reflect, too. I’ve been rearranging my furniture, cleaning my place, and feeling grounded again. Tonight I’ve had soft music on, the kind I used to play during seasons of... Continue Reading →
I know it’s been a while since I’ve shared what life looks like on my side of the screen. School started on September 24th, and these past few weeks have been about building a rhythm that feels like mine for the first time in a long time. For nearly 18 years my routines have always... Continue Reading →
Most people only ever see the leaves. They see the green, full tree in front of them, an investor with a portfolio, a student at a respected university, someone who lost weight, or a person running their own fund or blog. What they rarely see are the roots, the years of deposits, decisions, and compounding... Continue Reading →
The other night I was standing at a bus stop, music in my ears that reminded me of where I came from. Not the kind of music people stereotype, but music that spoke to survival, to struggle, to the world I knew as a teenager. I looked over and saw a young parent with their... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/FS6o3qFimsc?si=NlfO_ptwvJEn9SOv I used to dream about this moment. This moment where I sit typing into the night while listening to classical music, this time Erik Satie’s Gymnopédies 1, 2, and 3 are soothing the night air as I think about how several years ago I was immersed in someone else’s financial journey, how they got... Continue Reading →
When I was young, I had to survive a background that only some people know or have lived through. Out of that background, I made friends with a lot of people who had to become someone else, or who never even had the chance to become who they could have been if it weren’t for... Continue Reading →
The Broke College Student 