Archive - The Fat Software Engineer

Do the Wealthy have a Role to Play in Reducing Inflation?

Could simply spending less ease the burden for others?

Jul 12, 2023 •

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June 2023

Getting a Pay Rise in the Age of Lay-Offs

Gotta beat inflation somehow...

Jun 6, 2023 •

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May 2023

April 2023

Is Being a Founder, Even if your Company Fails, a Viable Path to Early Retirement?

Big Tech is riskier than ever, and founder's salaries are growing all the time.

Apr 24, 2023 •

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Stay Afloat in Your Section 104 Pool

The pool party nobody wants to be invited to.

Apr 18, 2023 •

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Is Overemployment the Best Path to Early Retirement?

If you find yourself looking at memes at work due to boredom, this could be for you.

Apr 12, 2023 •

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Meet a Subscriber #1

In the first of this series, we meet Ryan, a Staff Software Engineer from Instagram

Apr 8, 2023 •

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March 2023

How to Earn Six Figures as a Software Engineer in the UK

TLDR; work hard, smart and grind Leetcode.

Mar 30, 2023 •

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Failing to Build a Side Income Stream Through Amazon Affiliate Marketing

Theoretically simple, the reality is a brutal grind.

Mar 19, 2023 •

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The Abolishment of the Pension Lifetime Allowance and how it Impacts my FIRE Plans

The answer may surprise and bore you

Mar 16, 2023 •

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