maryellyn musselman spacex shares
Definition
A specific case study of retail-style employee equity investment, referring to the former SpaceX recovery boat engineer who systematically allocated 10% of her paychecks into company stock.
A colloquial shorthand for the 'high-risk, high-reward' employee financial strategy that converts maritime labor wages into potentially transformative IPO wealth.
Examples
Investing ten percent of your paycheck into SpaceX shares is certainly one way to make sure you never have to worry about the cost of expensive boat snacks again.
If only my retirement plan was as bold as Maryellyn Musselman’s SpaceX shares strategy, instead of just being a collection of sad index funds and lost hope.
While the rest of us were debating the merits of avocado toast, she was busy turning debris-recovery wages into SpaceX shares and plotting her early retirement.