Benjamin Franklin once said: “Remember that time is money."

Budgeting is Personal Finance 101.

Just think about all the times you withdrew cash from the ATM machine or passed transactions from your credit card, so you had no idea where all the money went a couple days later.

Like most software developers and people in tech, I often experience imposter syndrome that reminds me of how little I actually know. For such imposters like me, it’s important to journal my reflections on what I am currently studying: finances and investments. That’s why I wrote my core “30 Things I learned about finance and investment in 2020.”

What happens when the company goes through an IPO? In general, IPO makes things much more straightforward, comparing to the acquisition scenario.

This article is part of the series “What startup equity compensation means for developers”

It’s not a secret that most founders get most of the equity because they quit their jobs, fundraise money, or put on their own to start a venture.

Nowadays, many well-earning developers wonder whether or not investing in stocks is worth all the hassle.

Besides podcasts, blogs, vlogs, etc. reading books is still something many software developers don’t want to miss.

When you just start investing, it is quite easy to make investment mistakes at the beginning.

Any type of financial investment should earn you compound interest. Over time, this will build the value of your investment passively.