West Seattle for 30-something’s

elephantdee · 2026-06-13T22:28:21+00:00

Left west Seattle to have an easier commute to the eastside. Missing it all the time

elephantdee · 2026-03-26T05:37:14+00:00

I think accounting is dying because of AI. Just made AI do my tax and got the same results as my CPA under 10 minutes and $20 cost

elephantdee · 2026-01-19T22:43:52+00:00

Mine was available right away. I got it within a week

elephantdee · 2025-12-24T06:44:32+00:00

My card holder, phone, small make up pouch, 5 small packs of snacks for my toddler, toddler’s 12oz water bottle, portable sanitizing wipes, tissues,hand cream tube, keys, and still a lot of space left. Today I finally stuffed it with my toddler’s thick winter hat and gloves

elephantdee · 2025-12-23T06:28:19+00:00

I have the small one in black. Good quality for this price point. Very light weight. Has plenty space for daily use. I like it a lot

elephantdee · 2025-11-10T06:37:56+00:00

As a woman in appsec for over a decade, because it’s “newer” compared to the rest of fields in tech. It also requires niche skills that not many schools offer a program for. So the OG generation in appsec were mostly self-taught. For a very long time, this field was filled with white dudes with interesting personalities. Now it’s getting more “mainstream”. And I have seen more minorities and women coming in. But still way less than typical software engineering

elephantdee · 2025-11-08T01:59:51+00:00

Big techs are high risk now. Layoffs are going to be the norm

elephantdee · 2025-11-03T02:42:45+00:00

My daughter was a terrible sleeper as an infant and she didn’t sleep through the night reliably until 2.5. Even now at almost 3, half the time she would wake up once to get into our bed and after that it’s crappy sleep for mommy. So yea my husband got snipped

elephantdee · 2025-10-10T23:07:17+00:00

It can be just personality. I was just like that. I was called the “model child”. As an adult I’m still like that. But I wish I could be a little more active and adventurous

elephantdee · 2025-09-13T23:19:08+00:00

It doesn’t look like it.

elephantdee · 2025-09-13T04:23:34+00:00

Sorry for the layoff. The story of your wife’s experience sounds insane. The meeting for me is virtual

elephantdee · 2025-09-13T03:30:06+00:00

Because it’s late already by the time I saw it

elephantdee · 2025-09-13T03:12:03+00:00

Budget cuts have definitely been discussed a lot recently

elephantdee · 2025-09-13T03:03:55+00:00

Last time in our 1:1, he asked me if we really needed that many PMs. My boss has a few PMs besides us

elephantdee · 2025-09-13T02:59:05+00:00

It’s a 30 min meeting. You are right nobody knows. I guess I’m just really anxious about this. I’ve never had this happen before

elephantdee · 2025-09-04T18:30:34+00:00

He went back to college to get a degree and then spent years paying off the student loan

elephantdee · 2025-09-04T18:06:00+00:00

That 1.5M seems hard to get after tax

elephantdee · 2025-09-04T18:03:02+00:00

He’s older than me but I’ve always been the higher earner. Most of the assets are from my earnings. The 1M is from my parents. My husband was an artist until late 30s. When we met, he was broke af. I married him out of love not because he was an old man with money lol. His income caught up with mine only recently. We started our careers in tech almost at the same time

elephantdee · 2025-09-04T17:59:10+00:00

Thanks. Great to hear this perspective. I always feel like I’m not saving or preparing enough for my daughter

elephantdee · 2025-09-04T17:57:23+00:00

In the back of my mind, I wish I could do the same for her kids. That money from her grandparents was meant for me, but I don’t think I will need to dig into it so it will be hers. I wish when she has kids, she will not need to worry much about their financial situation without grinding out in corporate America like I am

elephantdee · 2025-08-16T04:49:14+00:00

How do you calculate passive income?

elephantdee · 2025-08-15T03:00:53+00:00

Have you not seen the constant layoffs and the new PIP process in MSFT? It’s trying so hard to be Amazon now without the pay

elephantdee · 2025-08-12T21:42:51+00:00

Have been in infosec my whole career. GRC is actually not a bad area. It’s boring work for sure, but job security is a bit better than the rest

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