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    • Welcome to Engineered Journey!
    • Construction Terminology: Jargon You Got To Know (Part I)
    • Construction Terminology: Jargon You Got To Know (Part II)
    • Who Is Involved In A Construction Project and What Do They Do?
    • FIRE: Financial Independence Is The Ultimate Freedom
    • Financial Finesse: Start Investing With John Bogle
    • Financial Independence: Become Set For Life With Scott Trench
  • About Me
  • Mission
  • What tools do I use to make sure a building is square and plumb?
    Construction Education

    How To Make Sure A Building Is Square and Plumb: My Tool List

    January 25, 2021

    What tools and equipment do I use on the daily to make sure a building is square and plumb? I use a total station and builders level to locate the structural elements. As for layout of said structural elements, I use a variety of smaller hand tools to make sure each element in the building is square and plumb. I…

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  • Saving your first $100,000
    Education

    My Full Investment Stack: How To Quickly Save Your First $100,000

    December 28, 2020

    Before I reveal my investment stack, I want to share something important with you. The first $100,000 are the hardest to save up. Usually you are saving towards your first $100,000 when you are a new grad or starting fresh in life. You make little, expenses are high, and you’re new in the workforce so promotions aren’t around the corner.…

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  • Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit Of FIRE
    Education

    FIRE: Financial Independence Is The Ultimate Freedom

    December 26, 2020

    As I’ve mentioned in the “About me/Mission” pages of Engineered Journey, one of my interests is Finance, specifically the concept of FIRE. What is FIRE you ask? Although there is a million ways to achieve FIRE, the base tenants of FIRE remain the same across the movement. FIRE is an acronym for “Financial Independence/Retire Early”, which is a movement dedicated…

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  • Field Engineer Surveying
    Construction Education

    Project Engineer To Field Engineer: What Is The Difference?

    December 19, 2020

    In the past year I have had to quit as a Project Engineer from my previous employer due to policy and management changes resulting from the effects of COVID-19 on the company profit margins. I have since left to a better paying role as a Field Engineer. Reasons for leaving my old company… Although different from company to company, the…

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  • Engineered Journey: My Return Odyssey
    Updates

    Engineered Journey: My Return Odyssey From A Tumultuous Hiatus.

    December 13, 2020

    Dear Reader, It has been a little over a year since I last posted an article on Engineered Journey. If you are still with me and reading, thank you. I hope you’ve been well during these trifling times. A lot has happened both in my personal life and the world in the past year. My absence does not have an…

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