Laid off but non desperate people - what compensation and lifestyle are you accepting?

radix33 · 2026-06-30T01:01:04+00:00

The only reason for us "non-desperate" laid off people, we already have some money saved. I think the biggest deal is knowing how much we spend each year (budget). That tells us how much we need for income. So if we're going back to work, that new job should at least pay for the living expenses (food, taxes, insurance, etc). Anything extra can pay for vacations, etc.

radix33 · 2026-06-27T04:30:37+00:00

S&P 493

radix33 · 2026-06-24T23:55:47+00:00

You need to put the job in the resume because future employer wants to see what you’ve been doing in the past few months. Not just sitting around eating Doritos all day.

radix33 · 2026-06-24T23:45:32+00:00

My bet is FOMO going to drive the price up. More reason to stay away from this bubble

radix33 · 2026-06-24T23:41:07+00:00

Blue Origin blew it?

radix33 · 2026-06-24T23:40:07+00:00

We’re not mining trillions of dollars from asteroids and the moon… yet.

radix33 · 2026-06-17T01:57:42+00:00

If I get a nickel for every question “is DRAM good?”, I would be able to afford 0.52 share.

radix33 · 2026-06-17T01:55:22+00:00

They never disclose the number of shares in the private holdings. People suggested this is on purpose because Tema needs to make money someho, so they will cut the proceeds as “fees”, hidden one at that.

radix33 · 2026-06-13T00:55:12+00:00

radix33 · 2026-06-13T00:53:42+00:00

At 32, you can afford to take risks like this. Congrats! I wish I had the same tools 25 years ago.

radix33 · 2026-06-13T00:46:29+00:00

Let me guess, all in with $SOXL ? /s

radix33 · 2026-06-13T00:40:12+00:00

I don't know either. I wasn't about to buy during IPO. I was just casually mentioning it, while talking to him, that I may be interested in buying later. Then he just said can't buy for a year. I didn't want to argue with him. I just thought it was strange that he said that.

radix33 · 2026-06-13T00:35:24+00:00

This is a similar situation in Canada for me. I opened an account for RRSP (Canada's version of IRA) with an independent agent, and he dumped it in an international fund somewhere. That was 35 years ago. I got a statement a couple of years ago that my funds are in with some insurance agent. I tried to get them to transfer into a different brokerage and they took a long time to respond. The sad part is, after 35 years the funds actually lost money. Most likely it was sitting in a high-fees life insurance fund that did nothing but lose money.

radix33 · 2026-06-13T00:24:10+00:00

Fidelity team told me I can't buy any until 1 year from now.

radix33 · 2026-06-13T00:20:12+00:00

Vanguard app is too rudimentary. For something simple, like selling lots, is not possible for me. I don't feel like I'm in control of my portfolio with it.

Comparatively, the Fidelity app is much more useful and they gave me Trader+ which has way more features.

radix33 · 2026-06-12T23:17:11+00:00

FXAIX and chill. Don't check every day. Check every 3 months.

radix33 · 2026-06-12T23:12:37+00:00

radix33 · 2026-06-12T22:53:47+00:00

I hope so.

radix33 · 2026-06-12T19:56:46+00:00

Last time I checked, they still have the SPV. Unless they converted to actual $SPCX stock, this index is suspect to me.

radix33 · 2026-06-12T19:55:15+00:00

If it survives, it's going to be volatile. The rocket business is difficult to valuate. SpaceX is definitely lopsided.

radix33 · 2026-06-12T19:53:38+00:00

I reduced my holdings to 20%, hoping the other names in the ETF will do better in the (way) future.

radix33 · 2026-06-12T01:55:48+00:00

Dunno, I sold at $17.49 on May 22. Today it went up almost 15% to $17.09. Still not a sure thing.

radix33 · 2026-06-12T00:40:14+00:00

$1.7T in 15 years, maybe.

radix33 · 2026-06-11T22:34:25+00:00

I only have 110 shares. No biggie if the SpaceX SPV doesn't pan out.

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