Our First Thanksgiving in Canada: Tradition and Flavors

Our first Thanksgiving was a delicious adventure! From cooking a turkey to embracing new traditions, we made a feast that made the holiday truly special

Modified: October 15, 2024 · Created: October 25, 2022 · 4 min · Luiz Vieira · Hobbies

Why We Added an ETF to Our Portfolio: Hedging Ourselves

Until recently we had only individual stocks on the portfolio and recently added one ETF. Check out the main reasons why we added an ETF and which one we added

How We Manage Money as a Couple: A Practical Approach

Discover how we manage money as a couple with a clear, step-by-step system that prioritizes communication, shared goals, and financial simplicity

Modified: June 14, 2026 · Created: September 11, 2022 · 6 min · Luiz Vieira · Finance & Investing

PostgreSQL GIN Index: Long Random Queries on Data Updates

We were seeing random queries taking as much as 35 seconds on our Postgres DB. The cause was GIN index feature that you have to get to know

Leadership lessons from Ted Lasso TV show

Ted Lasso is a great TV show and I learned a lot from it. This is a collection of the main leadership lessons that I took from the show

25 Takeaways from Ray Dalio's Changing World Order

In this book, Ray Dalio shows what history can teach us about the changes in world power and how we can use that information to plan for the future

New to Canada Guide: Guide for a more smooth experience

We recently moved to Canada and because of that our lives started almost from scratch and we had to do a lot of things in the first couple of months

Created: June 4, 2022 · 6 min · Luiz Vieira · Immigration

RabbitMQ High Availability: Tips for a Better Broker

When taking RabbitMQ to production, one of the main concerns is how to have high availability of the queues and exchanges

Software Engineering Interview Preparation Guide

I have compiled the list of resources and questions that will help prepare for the interview and in the process of looking for a Software Engineering Job

Porter's 5 Forces: Find Stocks with Competitive Advantages

Porter’s 5 forces is a model that helps to identify and analyze 5 competitive forces that are linked to the company’s profitability.