What should women in tech take away from the FIRE movement?
A woman in the audience at Grace Hopper a few weeks ago asked me and my fellow panelists what we thought about FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). A sea of murmurs and nodding heads showed this was a really popular question.
My Takeaways from #GHC18. And Yes They’re All About Money.
I think I’m still processing the scale and energy of the 2018 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This was my second year attending.
The conference is, obviously, about so much more than how to manage your finances. But it’s the part I care about most, so I viewed most of the conference through that lens. And, as I did last year, I walked away with a better understanding of how women feel about money, what their questions are, and what kind of guidance they want, need, and deserve.
When You Make a Financial Choice, What’s Motivating It? Something Truly You or External Factors?
A friend and fellow financial-planning-firm owner forwarded an email to me recently. It was a promotion from Google Ads, promising $300 in free ads if he first spent $300 of his own money. He wanted to know if I thought he should do it.
You Have RSUs in Your Private Company. How Do They Work? How Should You Use Them?
A lot of my clients receive RSUs. In public companies. But what if you work for a private company?
That’s not so straightforward. Read More
Did You Just Come in to a Whole Lot of Money, and, uh, What Next?
In tech, it is possible that you can turn into a (multi-)millionaire overnight. And that can be a really confusing change if you’re accustomed to being a well-paid worker bee with an assumption of working kind of indefinitely. Read More
Should You Ask for RSUs or Stock Options?
When you get a job offer, or a raise, or a bonus, you’re probably simply told that you’ll be receiving more restricted stock units or more stock options as part of that compensation package. But on occasion folks are given the choice: Do you want RSUs or stock options?
When’s the Best Time to Hire a Financial Planner? Before You “Need” One.
I must start with an acknowledgment that this blog post is clearly self-serving. It also happens to be something I genuinely believe.
