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Throughout college, I was fortunate enough to be eligible for my school’s low-income scholarship program, which ensured that my college costs (tuition, fees, room expense, etc.) would be 100% covered with a combination of grants and small federal loans. Grants covered the majority of the cost, but I still needed to take out $10,500 in…

Background Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) is a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company, and it is currently the largest semiconductor manufacturer w/ a market cap of $458 billion. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang, this company paved its way to becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world and arguably one of the most important companies…

Hi hi! I recently got a new job after working at the same company for 2 years, and I’ve learned some ~spicy~ things along the way that I wanted to share with you. So let’s dive right into it! When to Start Looking Found yourself stuck in a role that does not fit you? Or…

One of the weddings we were honored to attend this year took us to Alberta, Canada! So, we decided to make a whole trip “Journey Across the Superior America” out of it 🙂 During our 10 days trip, we were able to visit Toronto, Vancouver/Richmond, Whistler, Calgary, and Banff! First, I’m going to break down…

Hi there! It’s been quite a while since our last post (we’ve been busy with work and travel and being lazy), but we’re back! And we think that it’s a good time to do a portfolios update post since Q2 2022 just ended. We’ll go over where our portfolios are currently at and what we’ve…

As we are in the 3rd year of the Covid pandemic, there has been a shift in the modern workforce as to what employees are looking for from their employers, besides a livable income. In-office vs Hybrid/Remote Salary Benefits Package Bonus and Raise Structure Growth and Learning Opportunities Company Culture In-office vs Hybrid/Remote The biggest…

Hi hi, if you are invested in the stock market, you have probably been feeling the pain and seeing your investments go down in value day by day with no end in sight. For example, the S&P 500, an index that tracks the 500 largest US stocks based on market cap, was down around 8.8%…

Hi hi, I cannot believe that 2 years after graduating from college, we’ve finally reached the $100,000 net worth milestone (combined)!!! This week is actually the anniversary of our college graduation; we were the first batch of pandemic graduates of Spring 2020, so we didn’t actually get a graduation 🙁 Nevertheless, this is a post…