Post FI Challenge
Post FI Challenge I think it shocks my readers when I say that financial independence is something that once reached needs to be coped with. Believe it or not, it takes a little getting...
Category: Post FI
Financial Independence Is Plan B
Financial Independence Is Plan B My origin story is unique. Not because I climbed out of a simmering pit of debt. Not because of some side hustle that netted me a million bucks a...
The First Year Phenomena
The First Year Phenomena We all have heard of the one more year syndrome. Financially independent individuals with adequate net worth somehow convince themselves to continue in the day-to-day drudgery of their W2 employ....
Loss Aversion and the Fallacy of Enough
The Fallacy of Enough I have previously written about why I think we are kidding ourselves with the concept of the safe withdrawal rate. In review, the SWR is the percentage of your portfolio you...
What If Your Calling Doesn’t Make You Happy?
What If Your Calling Doesn’t Make You Happy? Financial independence is fantastic. It allows you to wrangle free from the hum-drum existence of the W2 asset class and aspire towards your individual life calling....
Money Is Power
Money Is Power At the risk of repeating this blog post, I believe money is power. Financial independence is the freedom to exercise this power that’s consistent with your values and ethics. Those struggling...
Range Anxiety
I’m On Vacation So today marks my first official vacation day in Mexico. Mexico is my happy place. I thought, in the spirit of being on a break, I would blog about something completely...
We FI Like We Lived
There Is Nothing We Can Do I think we FI like we lived pre FI. Let me explain. I have spent a good deal of these last few years being a medical director of...
