About this session
Talking about finances is awful.
There are several things I'd rather talk about with a group of strangers before finances. However, I believe that as a part of the tech community, there's a moral responsibility to make sound personal financial decisions because you earn a comfortable salary. I have made several mistakes along my career, and I'm probably still making some. The goal here is to make it a bit easier for us to have these conversations.
I was the first in my family to graduate from college. One of my parents attended some college. They knew how to balance a budget, and they knew to max your employer's 401k matching program. Beyond that, there wasn't much of a plan.
I didn't have any financial literacy when I entered the tech industry. In fact, I fell prey to a corporate insurance provider, bought an insurance-investment type product and contributed to it for years! I've left money in my savings account because I was scared of the market.
At the end of this talk you will have a basic understanding of:
- The importance of planning, budgeting and saving
- Where to put your savings
- Maximizing employer contributions
- How to evaluate an index fund
Presented by
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Tim Schilling
Tim Schilling is the lead developer at AspirEDU, an education analytics company. For most of the 2010’s he spent his time working as a remote freelance contractor working with small businesses and individuals. He currently assists with the Django Debug Toolbar, has a handful of Django commits, is a part of the DEFNA board, helps organizer DjangoCon US and is an organizer for Djangonaut Space. Outside of software, he enjoys learning, reading fantasy/sci-fi and attempts gardening, making hot sauce and bread baking.
