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My Experience at CampFI

My Experience at CampFI

A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to experience CampFI for the very first time. I remember hearing about it on the ChooseFI podcast and felt instantly hooked. CampFI has taken place in really cool destinations; however, the Rockies had never been home of this event.

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Visiting Miami & Orlando

Visiting Miami & Orlando

This is the third installment of a Travel Series I decided to start with the intent to share information about places we’ve been to and ways to minimize expenses using travel hacking strategies. Traveling can get expensive but if you’re flexible, plan in advance, and do a little bit of due diligence, you’ll be surprised by how cheap it can actually be.

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Over-Optimization … Time for an Intervention?

Over-Optimization … Time for an Intervention?

As an engineer, I love to get data, analyze it, create models and based on my findings support decisions that influence the bottom line. This is all great; however, we usually get carried away and move into execution mode without spending the right amount of time defining and understanding the problem statement. As a result, time is wasted and lack of decisions lead to an overarching feeling of frustration.

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Visiting Portland, Oregon

Visiting Portland, Oregon

This is the second installment of a Travel Series I decided to start with the intent to share information about places we’ve been to and ways to minimize expenses using travel hacking strategies. Traveling can get expensive but if you’re flexible, plan in advance, and do a little bit of due diligence, you’ll be surprised by the results.

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Visiting Washington, DC

Visiting Washington, DC

It’s been a while since I last wrote a post. Not sure If I’m going through what fellow bloggers call blogger burnout or if blogging has just become a low priority in all aspects of my life.

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Side Hustle Interview – A Passion for Photography

Side Hustle Interview – A Passion for Photography

I’m fascinated with the idea of exploring and finding ways to expedite reaching Financial Independence. The common thought is that one should try to live below your means and attempt lowering monthly expenses while increasing income if possible.

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A Model To Estimate Your Savings Rate – The QDIKW Pyramid

A Model To Estimate Your Savings Rate – The QDIKW Pyramid

DIKW Rock Pyramid

I’m a big fan of the DIKW model or DIKW pyramid. It is a method that aims to explain the ways we move from Data to Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom with a component of actions and decisions. Simply put, it’s a model to look at various ways of extracting insights and value from all sort of data. It’s often depicted as a hierarchical model in the shape of the pyramid and also known as the data-information-knowledge-wisdom hierarchy.

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Resolve to Make Tomorrow Better

Resolve to Make Tomorrow Better

Last year was without a doubt, one of the most challenging ones in my professional career. As a team, we accomplished major goals, but more importantly, we made significant strides on key initiatives that will set us up for success in the new year. While this is all great news, as an outsider, you might think that I should be nothing but proud of 2018. Don’t get me wrong, I am; however, I can’t avoid feeling frustrated, exhausted, tired, burned out and in need of a sabbatical.

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