Thanks for reading!
I hadn't heard that about credit card rewards. I'll talk it over with my accountant. Thanks for the tip!
>Also those cloud expenses look significant. That looks like an 80% increase year-over-year which is substantial. Is there a way to shave off a significant amount by moving to a different method for architecture? Or will that break your system? I worry about rapidly growing cloud expenses especially when you're not that huge of a company.
The big one is Shopify ($4.7k). That's partially because they charge a percentage of our sales and partially because we had to upgrade to the $300/mo plan when we switched to the 3PL in order to get features that bridge our 3PL's system to our Shopify account.[0]
The other big jump was in HelpScout ($2.4k) because we used to have a discounted rate as a startup, but that ended after two years, so we pay a whopping $50/seat.
>Can you share insights in the high yield dividends you're earning that are also low risk enough that the underlying investment value doesn't erode?
Oh, really nothing especially clever. Just the popular Vanguard index funds like VFIAX (S&P 500) and VBTLX (total bond market).
I had some money in VLGSX (long-term treasuries), which didn't have a good time when interest rates increased in the last couple of years, but fortunately, I was diversified enough for stocks to compensate.
[0] https://mtlynch.io/retrospectives/2023/04/#should-we-pay-150...