Originally Posted by
call_me_ishmael
I have been a total grown-up and just buying SPY right now. I just had my 2021 employee stock purchase program stuff come in and I immediately sold the offering and took the 15% profit they give you and bought SPY.
I have never bought an index fund before. This is uncharted territory but trying to spend half of investment money on responsible stuff and half on some moon shots (crypto) and indivdual stocks (not moon shots, but stuff I feel very confident from my vantage point of tech).
Remote work changed the world. I make so much more money than I did working for a local company. Getting a six figure chunk of RSUs in addition to a nice salary is something I would recommend to all tech workers right now. I am living a frugal life as I always have and am essentially banking every extra penny I am earning from what I earned in the past. It is awesome and if I do it for four years, all of my kids college will be paid for or whatever they need. Just need to put my politics aside, shut up, keep my head down and keep stacking those checks.