inky
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2009
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- 125
Hello from a long-time lurker (and occasional poster). I'm a 40-year-old female software developer from Albuquerque, NM, and am aiming to retire by 45 if the stock market cooperates.
I was fortunate to have been born into an extremely frugal immigrant family who taught me the value of saving and investing early on. At 16, my dad opened an IRA for me and contributed the value of my meager earnings as a fast food worker. My father and brother are both Vanguard diehards and we often geek out talking about financial topics.
Software development is a great way to make a living in some ways, but I'm probably a typical INTJ in that I'm very autonomous and resist having my time and effort controlled by others. I have a lot of outside interests and hobbies (travel, photography, learning languages, writing) that my job doesn't leave me sufficient time and energy to pursue.
I've been amazed and impressed by the collective wisdom on this board and the consistently positive, upbeat tone. I've learned so much reading posts here and visit every day. Thank you all for your contributions; I'm excited to be a part of this community!
I was fortunate to have been born into an extremely frugal immigrant family who taught me the value of saving and investing early on. At 16, my dad opened an IRA for me and contributed the value of my meager earnings as a fast food worker. My father and brother are both Vanguard diehards and we often geek out talking about financial topics.
Software development is a great way to make a living in some ways, but I'm probably a typical INTJ in that I'm very autonomous and resist having my time and effort controlled by others. I have a lot of outside interests and hobbies (travel, photography, learning languages, writing) that my job doesn't leave me sufficient time and energy to pursue.
I've been amazed and impressed by the collective wisdom on this board and the consistently positive, upbeat tone. I've learned so much reading posts here and visit every day. Thank you all for your contributions; I'm excited to be a part of this community!