@ShadSterling@mastodon.social
I think this is as close to an introduction thread as I'm going to write: https://mastodon.social/@ShadSterling/111535289917697756
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@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe 🧵
The first time I really thought about what I want to do with my life was when I started getting unsatisfied with that job not being challenging enough, and eventually deciding I’d rather be working on software that simulates physics & engineering, which led me to make a 2nd attempt at college which ended up being a triple major in physics, math, and CS (another kind of triple-threat?). But after that I couldn’t afford to take my time job hunting,
2/?
@ShadSterling@mastodon.social
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe 🧵 so now I’m a Software Engineer working on an order processing system. I’d like to try to get back up on a trapeze or to work on software tools for math and physics, but now I have health problems that make that too much to do on top of having to work for a living.
I guess that’s really “all of the above” for the poll, but I really hate that we’re all basically required to do things rich people want in order to survive.
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@ShadSterling@mastodon.social
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe I’ve never been able to think of what I want to do in terms of jobs. In 2nd grade writing stories with my best friend about our stuffed animals I wanted to be a writer. In high school performing in musicals I wanted to be a dancer/actor/singer but spent my time at home programming computers. After flunking out of my first attempt at college (double in Dance and CS) I ran away with the circus and did odd jobs until I accidentally got a “real job” as a network admin
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@ShadSterling@mastodon.social
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe 🧵 The first time I really thought about what I want to do with my life was when I started getting unsatisfied with that job not being challenging enough, and eventually deciding I’d rather be working on software that simulates physics & engineering, which led me to make a 2nd attempt at college which ended up being a triple major in physics, math, and CS (another kind of triple-threat?). But after that I couldn’t afford to take my time job hunting,
2/?
@ShadSterling@mastodon.social
After a windfall in 2021 I made a lot of small investments while trying to figure out a proper investment plan, and eventually made a spreadsheet to compare accounts. Here is a link for anyone else making similar decisions who might find my comparisons useful: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14tuJTcBN0zGd_tnGPGltQaKaxohJX8c7ItIlugd969s/edit?usp=sharing
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@ShadSterling@mastodon.social
(2/2) The very very short summary is that Fidelity Investments is the brokerage that offers the best user experience, and https://gosteward.com/ is the only non-brokerage that is both acceptable and accessible
@ShadSterling@mastodon.social
After a windfall in 2021 I made a lot of small investments while trying to figure out a proper investment plan, and eventually made a spreadsheet to compare accounts. Here is a link for anyone else making similar decisions who might find my comparisons useful: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14tuJTcBN0zGd_tnGPGltQaKaxohJX8c7ItIlugd969s/edit?usp=sharing
(1/2)