Quick 2020 Q2 Financial Update
Hi RIP readers, Here’s a quick 2020 Q2 (April, May, June) Financial Update. I plan to keep it “short”. April has been covered in a previous confused post, so this is essentially a May-June 2020 update....
View ArticleMy Story Chapter 9a – Hooli: Timeline and Financials
Hi readers, this is the ninth (actually 9a) chapter of “my story“. Please take a look at the other chapters for some context. I started this blog back in June 2016. Inspired by LivingAFI’s The Job...
View ArticleMy Story Chapter 9b – Hooli: Dark side of a Dream job
Hi readers, this is the ninth (actually 9b) chapter of “my story“. Please take a look at the other chapters for some context. In previous chapter I’ve documented my timeline at Hooli, the tech giant...
View ArticleWeekly Learning Journal 1 (17/08/2020)
Hi RIP readers, As you probably know I keep track of what I read/watch/listen/consume in terms of inputs. I use Roam for my Personal Knowledge Management, productivity and daily journaling. Yes, it’s...
View ArticleWeekly Learning Journal 2 (24/08/2020)
Hi RIP readers, Yes, another WLJ episode. The main risk of having a weekly side series like this one is that if I don’t publish enough “main content” the blog will be bloated with side content. I have...
View ArticleMy Story Chapter 9c – Hooli: Inevitable Corporate BS
Hi readers, this is the ninth (actually 9c) chapter of “my story“. Please take a look at the other chapters for some context. This chapter is again about Hooli. In previous two chapters I’ve explored...
View ArticleWeekly Learning Journal 3 (31/08/2020)
Hi RIP readers, welcome to the RIP Weekly Learning Journal. Tomorrow I’ll start my new job. As a consequence, my blogging activity will probably decline, at least in the first few weeks. Although I’m...
View ArticleHow I track my finances using spreadsheets Part 1: Why and What
Part 2 –> Hi dear RIP readers, Today’s post has been sitting in my “Blog Post Ideas” list for a year now. I wanted to deep dive into my 2020 Net Worth Spreadsheet (and more) to help you following me...
View ArticleHow I track my finances using spreadsheets Part 2: Structure
<– Part 1 | Part 3 –> Hi dear RIP readers, this is Part 2 of my series on my spreadsheets. In this post I’ll explain the structure of my spreadsheets, with a peak preview of the main 2020 Net...
View Article(Bi)Weekly Learning Journal 4 (14/09/2020)
Hi RIP readers, welcome to the RIP (Bi)Weekly Learning Journal. Holy crap, if I let the material accumulate for two weeks the sheer amount becomes unhandleable! I don’t want to leave anything out, so...
View ArticleHow I track my finances using spreadsheets Part 3: Net Worth
Hi dear RIP readers, this is Part 3 of my Spreadsheets series, and by far the longest so far. In this post I'll deep dive into how I track my Net Worth. I hope you like it ;) Some of the terms used...
View ArticleHow I track my finances using spreadsheets Part 4: Cash Flow
Hi dear RIP readers, This is Part 4 of my Spreadsheets series. Today we're going to deep dive into my "Cash Flow" tracking, i.e. how I track income and overall expenses. Which is not the definition of...
View ArticleHow I track my finances using spreadsheets Part 5: FIRE Metrics
Hi dear RIP readers, This is Part 5 of my Spreadsheets series. I recommend you to take a look at the previous episodes before reading this one. So far we've seen: - Why I think tracking your finances...
View ArticleLifestyle inflation and Early Retirement: Nat is Wrong
Hi RIP readers, I mentioned several times how much I like almost anything Nat Eliason writes or does. - I purchased his Effortless Output with Roam course when price was 100 USD (and got 100 USD Roam...
View ArticleInteractive Brokers: thanks Brexit, screw you!
Hi RIP readers, This is a quick post about how Brexit is impacting Interactive Brokers account in Europe. IBUK accounts are going to be moved in EU and lose SIPC protection of 500k USD. Crap! (read more)
View Article(Bi)Weekly Learning Journal 5 (28/09/2020)
Hi RIP readers, welcome to the RIP (Bi)Weekly Learning Journal. Ouch, this last two weeks have been so intense! How did I manage to consume so much amazing material? In this episode I tried to rank the...
View Article2020 Q3 Financial Update
Hi RIP readers, Welcome to our latest Quarterly Financial (and Personal) Update! It seems centuries have passed since my previous quarterly financial update. I had to re-read it to get a sense of...
View Article(Bi)Weekly Learning Journal 6 (12/10/2020)
Hi RIP readers, welcome to the RIP (Bi)Weekly Learning Journal. As you can see, this episode is mostly focused on creativity (writing, podcasting), productivity, entrepreneurship, learning, growing,...
View ArticleThe Problem with small, EU Domiciled ETFs
Hi RIP readers, I'm trying to simplify my investments. I want to get rid of some of the irrelevant ETFs I purchased in the past years, especially in the bonds area, and I want to focus on few core ETFs...
View Article(Bi)Weekly Learning Journal 7 (26/10/2020)
Hi RIP readers, welcome to the RIP (Bi)Weekly Learning Journal. As you can see the series is diverging from Money and FIRE, and it reflects the direction in which I'm steering my input feeds. I hope...
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