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Jul 6

My top 5 tips for new engineers

I’m about to finish 1 year working full time as a software engineer at a FAANG company. I have learned a lot over the year, but there is a lot of things I wish someone had told me before-hand. …

Software Engineer

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Feb 13

I started a side hustle during the pandemic … and here’s what I learned

It all started one day, when I ran to my sister and told her an idea, and the rest was history. A week into it, we started pitching designs. Next thing I know, we had our business license and we were ready to setup shop. Side hustles have become a…

Side Hustle

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I started a side hustle during the pandemic … and here’s what I learned
I started a side hustle during the pandemic … and here’s what I learned

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·Feb 6

Git Commands I use everyday as a Software Engineer

Git is a popular version control system, which most engineers use on a daily basis. However, it can be quite scary for beginners to start using git. Sometimes mistakes made, cannot be undone easily. So here is a list of commands and the best scenarios to use them in! To start For…

Git

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Git Commands I use everyday as a Software Engineer
Git Commands I use everyday as a Software Engineer

Jan 27

Billionaire Mark Cuban’s New Online Pharmacy, Generic Drugs at Affordable Prices

Mark Cuban, Billionaire entrepreneur, Shark Tank investor, and owner of Dallas Mavericks has started a new venture in online pharmaceuticals. The online pharmacy costplusdrugs.com will be the store for hundreds of generic drugs. Mark’s strategy is to make cost of drugs transparent. The digital pharmacy promises to only mark up…

Billionaires

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Mark Cuban, Billionaire entrepreneur, Shark Tank investor, and owner of Dallas Mavericks has…
Mark Cuban, Billionaire entrepreneur, Shark Tank investor, and owner of Dallas Mavericks has…

Jan 27

Amazon Style, Amazon’s new venture into retail stores

On January 20, 2022, Amazon announced they were going back to old-fashioned brick and mortar with their new store, Amazon Style. Amazon has long been the one stop shop for all things needed online. Now they are looking into expanding their presence in physical stores. …

Amazon

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Amazon Style, Amazon’s new venture into retail stores
Amazon Style, Amazon’s new venture into retail stores

Jan 27

Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s largest acquisition

Tuesday, January 18th, 2022, Microsoft Corp has announced that they will be acquiring Activision Blizzard Inc. For those unfamiliar with the company, you may recognize them as the studio which created Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush. Microsoft announced that they would be acquiring the company for seemingly large…

Microsoft

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Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s largest acquisition
Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s largest acquisition

Jan 11

Car ownership shifts from liability to asset class

I went car shopping recently, and to my surprise the price of a used car matched the price of a new car. Considering that this was my first time in a car show room, even I could tell that something was wrong here. …

Inflation

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Car ownership shifts from liability to asset class
Car ownership shifts from liability to asset class

Oct 2, 2021

College to Adult

when you’re a student you have time to learn about life, when you’re an adult you actually live it… I recently graduated from college, and I started thinking about how, when I was a kid I would dream about being an adult, being able to do whatever I wanted. I…

Adulthood

2 min read

College to Adult
College to Adult

Jun 30, 2021

The housing market is crazy right now … and its fueling inequality

All cash offers, bidding-wars, and even naming your first child after the seller won’t get you a home anymore… — As I navigate my life as new grad, I found myself pondering about finances more. Especially with a new stable income and no prior knowledge on the subject, I’ve been trying to understand different investing strategies. One popular asset accumulation that comes up is real estate. In fact 1 in…

Housing Market

3 min read

The housing market is crazy right now … and its fueling inequality
The housing market is crazy right now … and its fueling inequality

Jan 26, 2021

5 things I wish I knew before I started college

I was extremely nervous my first day of college. I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew it was going to be like in the movies: going to the classes, studying, working, and hanging out with friends. However, I really didn’t have it figured out till my third year…

College

4 min read

5 things I wish I knew before I started college
5 things I wish I knew before I started college
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