Marco Poetry Chen

This is a continuation of my series of wrapping up the year from a personal finance standpoint, which I started in 2017 here and here. Again, I’ll break down my income, expenses, savings, and inves...

I wrote a review here about Fullstack Academy in NYC, but I left out the experience of actually attending the school. I want to speak specifically on doing a part-time bootcamp program, because the...

I wanted to write this post after a good amount of time and reflection. Mainly though, I wanted to see how the job search panned out for everyone. It’s now been close to 4 months since I finished t...

Okay, so I’m going to try to answer one question here. Are coding bootcamps worth it? You probably already know that a bootcamp program costs thousands and thousands of dollars. The one I did was ...

- last updated on MAR 6, 2018 - A huge part of reaching financial independence is reducing your expenses. The reasoning is twofold. You have more money to grow into even more money, and you find t...

- last updated on JAN 22, 2018 - This is a conscious decision that I’ve made for the past few years. As great as it probably would be to live on my own, I think I’ll be living with my parents for ...

- last updated on APR 22, 2018 - Let me show you how much my Vegas trip set me back, and I’ll give you a few tips for enjoying your stay there. Also, check out my Instagram for pics from the trip....

- last updated on JAN 19, 2018 - Okay, I’ll be honest. I didn’t think it was as hard as many people have made it out to be. I went through why I picked Fullstack Academy here. Something I didn’t ...

- last updated on JAN 20, 2018 - This second part of my financial summary will be about my expenses, side hustles, etc. The first part is here, and that covers everything from 2017 regarding my in...

- last updated on FEB 12, 2018 - This first part of updates from my life in 2017 will be about my investments. Most of my money is in tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Those currently include Ro...

- last updated on FEB 11, 2018 - Most people only contribute just enough to their 401(k) to get matched by their employer, but I would always max it out or at least put in as much as I can afford....

- last updated on JAN 19, 2018 - Yes, I am pursuing a career change. I have thought about this for so long. I just didn’t know what I wanted to do. Here’s some background. I graduated from NYU P...