Burning Through Enough
Burning Through Enough Yesterday was a dream day. A wonderful day. So many good things happened all at the same time. This is a rare occurrence. Maybe once in a decade do I have...
Category: Enough
Can I Quit Yet?
Can I quit Yet? There seems to be one question that drives this community. Not for everybody, but a large percentage of the group are chomping at the bit. The question is simple yet...
Third Generation FI
Third Generation FI I have been thinking and talking a lot lately about financial modeling behavior for the next generation and financial independence legacies. So it hit me like a brick to realize that I...
Are We Stuck in the Accumulation Phase?
Are We Stuck in the Accumulation Phase? According to traditional thinking, the arc of our wealth should be in a Bell shaped curve. At the lowly beginnings, money is but a far off dream,...
The Opportunity Cost Fallacy
The Opportunity Cost Fallacy I have written before about how the financial independence community can be somewhat close minded. This is no more apparent than when discussing luxury spending. Post in a local forum...
When Enough Isn’t Enough
When Enough Isn’t Enough I never had enough. Connor vaguely heard the words as they spilled out of his grandfather, the patriarch’s mouth, and formed a forgotten puddle on the unforgiving linoleum. He sighed...
Financial Independence is a Mirror
Financial Independence is a Mirror Financial independence is a mirror, it’s not a door. You may deny the voracity of this statement. You may try to convince yourself otherwise. But bursting through the threshold...
The Dark Side of Stealth is Silence
The Dark Side of Stealth is Silence I have a little world that exists inside my head. It’s full of numbers and figures. Projections and estimations. I plot these thoughts on spreadsheets, in my...
The Momentum Effect
The Momentum Effect We have all heard of the one more year phenomena. Financially independent people, such as myself, hit the wall of fear. Although we have enough, we persist in our W2 day job for...
The Many Benefits of A Crisis
The Many Benefits of A Crisis I have neck pain. It’s been going on for years. Usually I get sore stiff muscles once a week and a headache. This is the consequence of having...
