This is set in the "Tales from the Blind Pig" universe.
"...And that's how I got the flu. I've since had something a bit more custom made for a bike, since one of the things I did with the remainder of the money was to practice day trading. I'll only say that I made enough on it that I didn't have to work, but I did because I got bored with it. By that time, the first generation of voders had come out, and I got one. It took a while to really learn to use it well, but it was worth it. After that, with most of my money tied up in investments of almost every kind, I went back to work on a help desk of all places."
Alex nodded. "Go ahead. I'm all ears."