In August 2024, a company called National Public Data confirmed that someone had stolen their entire database — 2.7 billion records containing names, home addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security…
A few months ago I was setting up a new TV and actually read the setup screens instead of tapping through them. Not the full terms of service — nobody…
Part 1 of the Rational Compounding Framework There’s a conversation that happens every December at some holiday party somewhere. Someone mentions their portfolio is up 47% for the year. They caught…
There’s an entire generation of high earners who can’t explain their net worth. Not the number itself — most people know that — but why it is what it is,…
A friend of mine spent years in recruiting before she realized she’d been conducting her own job search entirely wrong. She’d been searching LinkedIn for “Recruiter” and “Recruiting Manager.” Those…
In August 2022, hackers accessed LastPass’s development environment. The company disclosed this incident and assured users that no customer data had been exposed. In December 2022, they revised that disclosure:…
Most employed tech workers have never looked up what their skills are actually worth outside an employer’s payroll. A mid-level software engineer earning $130,000 annually at a tech company is…
I’ve been watching the HYSA rate decline for about eighteen months now and I keep noticing the same gap: families with meaningful cash reserves sitting in savings accounts earning 3.5…
