The Five Stages of Coping With Financial Independence
The Five Stages of Coping With Financial Independence I stumbled and I bumbled. I staggered and I sputtered. And then I fell down a hole. A dark chasm. With neither sight nor sound, debased...
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Getting Past You Can’t
Getting Past You Can’t There are a million personal finance blogs that will teach you how to reach financial independence by the art of incremental gains. They will espouse frugal hacks, how-to lists, and...
The First Pancake Rule of Financial Independence
Pancakes on Fire My daughter had a sleep over last night. We started the evening with pizza, and then rushed off to the movie theater to catch the early showing of Black Panther. Needless...
The Lows Don’t Mean You Are a Loser
The Lows The lows don’t mean you are loser. To the contrary, they mean something else that is completely antithetical. They mean you are pushing the envelope. You’re learning from past mistakes. The lows...
I’m Allergic to Success
Allergic to Success I have a friend. Let’s call him Stan. Stan is deathly allergic to shellfish. OK, not deathly allergic, but every time he eats lobster his face blows up, his lips appear...
