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Using Planwise to create a money plan

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CF / October 29th, 2012 / 17 Comments

Have you heard of Planwise yet? They’re an up and coming San Francisco based technology company that has created a pretty slick web app to help consumers plan out their finances. The basic idea is that you give the app your financial stats – income, expenses, debts and so on – and then add “Plans” on top off your baseline. Plans could be things like taking out a...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: budgeting, making a budget, new budget, new job, Planwise, saving money, spending money, staying on budget, staying out of debt

Hey, I got a new job (again)

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CF / October 8th, 2012 / 24 Comments

As readers may have noticed, Brian and I announced this past weekend that I got a new job. Many of you are probably thinking, Wait… this sounds familiar. And you would be right – just 6 months ago, I announced that I had found a job after finishing my degree. I’ve moved on – again! About two weeks ago, a large software company was recruiting near my office. Being the...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: Computer Science jobs, jobs in computer science, new job, questions to ask at job interview, salary for computer careers, starting a new job, talking to recruiters, technical interview

It’s never too late

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CF / September 17th, 2012 / 31 Comments

When I first graduated from university, I made just under $40,000 a year. I thought I had it made! Then I realized that compared to fields like engineering, business or computers, $40,000 wasn’t very much at all. For a while, I didn’t care. It was my first “real” job! I would simply work hard and earn raises and promotions over time. Uhhhhh no. Not in a science job!...

Posted in: Career and Work, Philosophy Tagged with: changing careers, complacency, jobs in computer science, new job, write for money

Starting a new job

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CF / May 10th, 2012 / 9 Comments

I just started my new job last week and so far, so good. I’ve spent the week doing lots of reading, lots of software installations, and A LOT effort at staying awake. (The Starbucks is not nearly as close as I would like!) Starting a new job is fraught with social niceties, tactical maneuvering and carefully masked awkwardness. You have to learn who to talk to if you have questions, who...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: baking, making friends at work, new job, remembering names