Joe Wong

I'm the founder of PoketheJoe, a site dedicated to teaching ambitious youngsters (like me) how to win at personal finances and career. Fun facts: used to lion dance in college, can speak 3 languages (sort of), can lift 400 lbs, once ate a chicken head.

What is a Quality Engineer? Explained by a Boeing Quality Engineer

I’m a quality engineer at Boeing for their 777 program. After I got my job at Boeing, people have been asking me about my job as a quality engineer. What does a quality engineer do? What kind of requirements do you need to become a quality engineer? How do you like your job? What does a typical day at work look like? How did you get your job? I figured I might as well answer …

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Are These Paid Survey Sites Legit? Yes, but They Suck.

So I’m a personal finance blogger. Even though I only started a few months ago, I’m already seeing way too many of these types of posts when doing my topic research: “10 Survey Sites To Make Extra Money This Month!”, “How To Make Money Online With Swagbucks: I Made $1,020!”, “21 Awesome Survey Sites To Make Extra Money In Your PJ’s!”. That got me thinking: are these survey sites really legit ways to make money? …

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Can I Spend Money from my Savings Account?

Since I’ve started running this blog, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my own personal finances. Particularly about where I should store my savings. I was shopping around for an online savings account when a question came to my mind. Can I spend money from my savings account? I feel like that’s something I should know. So I did a little digging around myself and came up with this answer: No you can’t. …

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9 Key Personal Finance Tips to Build Wealth

There is no way to get rich overnight (unless you win the lottery). However, there are several ways to reach financial success over the span of a lifetime. In this post, I’ve compiled a list of the biggest practical personal finance tips to help you build wealth over your lifetime to reach financial security. 1. Have a Budget A lot of people think a budget is there to stop you from spending. Maybe they imagine …

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Excel Budgeting Template for Beginners: Take Control of Your Money

If you don’t like reading, just download the excel budgeting template here. Do you know the key to financial freedom? Hint: it’s not having lots of money. If you look at lottery winners, they are twice as likely to declare bankruptcy compared to the national average. The key to financial freedom is budgeting (with an Excel template in this case). Having a budget shows you exactly where your money goes and where it should go. …

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Jobscan Review 2020: Is Jobscan Legit?

This Jobscan review in a nutshell: Jobscan does lead to more callbacks (about 5% increase in my case), but is not a silver bullet. The price for the premium plan is also kind of high, which especially sucks for someone with no income. But it’s definitely worth a shot, even if you just stick with the free version. Sign up for a free account for 5 scans/month (then try their 1 month free trial of …

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Simple Personal Budget Calculator

Use this personal budget calculator to see how much money you should be spending according to Dave Ramsey’s site. Just type in your take home income (per month, per year, doesn’t matter). The calculator will show you where your money should be going. If you want to keep track of this info in a budgeting sheet, check out my free Excel budgeting template. Feel free to click around my site for more budgeting, saving, and …

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7 Unconventional Ways to Save Money in College

When I was in college looking to save money, I got sick of seeing the same generic, no-brainer advice. Eat out less. Stop buying Starbucks coffee everyday. Don’t go on shopping sprees. Cut cable. Wow, of course! Why didn’t I think of that? (sarcasm). Maybe you are thinking the same thing. So here are 7 unconventional ways to save money in college that I’ve personally used myself. 1. Plan Ahead If there’s anything to take …

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What it was Like to Major in Chemical Engineering

I majored in chemical engineering at UC San Diego (UCSD) between 2014-2018. Going into college, I had some ideas about what it would be like to major in chemical engineering. I thought I would stay up all night studying chemistry then spend all day in a lab mixing chemicals together. When I actually started college, I found out how far off my expectations were from reality. Here’s what it was actually like to major in …

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7 Job Search Tips that Actually Work

A while back I wrote a post about my journey to find my first job out of college. Here I’m compiling a list of the most helpful job search tips that I’ve found to help you find a job or internship quickly and efficiently. I have personally used these job search tips to land an engineering role at a fortune 100 company 2 months ago. My results from applying these job search tips: 95 job …

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