u/jquemba — reddlx

How I Became a "Word Hunter" and Improved My Reading

I used to read in English for work and as a hobby. Sometimes I found words that I didn’t know, translated them, and continued reading. A few hours later, I had already forgotten the word...

I wished there was a tool to save these unknown words and study them later. I tried several Chrome extensions, but none of them satisfied my needs, so I created my own, and the magic started to happen.

After a couple of weeks of learning new "complicated" words, I noticed that my reading started to improve a lot for two reasons. First, I became more conscious; now I have the habit of identifying words that I don’t know. Second, every day I review these unknown words with a simple flashcard system.

Now, I’m a word hunter.

I published the Chrome extension, and without any promotion, it started to get organic users. I have already saved 237 words, and two months ago I took the TOEFL. I improve from a 5.5 in Reading, level C1, which was a huge surprise for me.

The tool is www.Lexigo.wiki

u/jquemba — 12 days ago

▲ 64 r/salarios_es+1 crossposts

Vengo de vivir un año en España , Bogotá está súper costosa

Y lo peor de todo es que es muy llena por todo lado. Es increíble como han subido los precios, y como ya casi estamos teniendo precios similares a los de España, por ejemplo en Comida. Incluso hay productos más económicos allá como los lácteos.

También es verdad que España es un país relativamente económico comparado con el resto de Europa, pero estuve con Alemanes y me hicieron el mismo comentario.

Al parecer la economía está súper bien, la demanda sigue creciendo.

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u/jquemba — 13 days ago

▲ 1 r/BeginnerInvesting+1 crossposts

Best way to invest 2k per month

I have the ability to invest around $2,000 per month in stocks. I also have other investments in fixed-income assets, so this is the portion of my portfolio that I’m willing to allocate to medium-risk investments.

My investment horizon is one to two years, so I expect to buy and sell rather than simply buy and hold.

I have some investing experience, and I use Interactive Brokers (IBKR). However, I’m planning to increase the amount I invest.

What is the best way to minimize commissions and trading fees? What’s the best way to decide when to take profits? Is there a framework or strategy that experienced investors use for this?

Any additional advice would be greatly appreciated.

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u/jquemba — 29 days ago

▲ 3 r/EnglishPractice

Have you used HelloTalk app to find a learning partner?

I also read people looking for an English partner to practice, but I notice that there are apps where you can find people like HelloTalk.

What do you think about this apps? Do you think it works?

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u/jquemba — 3 months ago