Reframing Sacrifice
Reframing Sacrifice At risk of beating a dead horse (terrible saying, isn’t it?), I would like to spend one more post discussing sacrifice. As you recall, I originally talked about front-loading the sacrifice in...
Monthly Archive: June 2018
Financial Independence is a Side Effect
Financial Independence is a Side Effect Financial independence is a side effect of a life well lived. Or it should be. That’s not to say that I got it right, nor have I found...
Sacrifice is not a Four Letter Word?
Is Sacrifice a Four Letter Word? I am a big fan of sacrifice, The road to financial independence is long. The best way, in my estimation, to reach financial freedom is to front load...
Young, Smart, and Broke
Young, Smart, and Broke Millennials are smarter than us. They are. There is no question. So it is unsurprising that a host of millennial financial independence voices have sprung up and gained prominence in...
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach?
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach? Discovering financial independence is magical. After tripping over a blog or listening to a podcast, change comes quickly. Most can plot major life reorganization in those first...
The Stoic Treadmill
The Stoic Treadmill Two ideas have been bouncing around my head of late. One is that the financial independence community can be somewhat close minded. As previously discussed, there is much hemming and hawing...
Whole Life and the Rules of Seduction
Whole Life and the Rules of Seduction Let me get you a coffee. He looked up warmly as he reached for his wallet and guided me to the line behind a chatty group of...
Stop Ignoring The Financial Forest
Stop Ignoring The Financial Forest Get the heck out of the trees! You heard me. I’m talking to you recent financial independence convert. I see you raking around in the weeds. Hasn’t anyone told...
My Working Retirement
My Working Retirement As you might have guessed, I am not a big fan of the traditional concept of retirement. When it comes to the financial independence community especially, many choose to work at...
My First Lesson in Business
My First Lesson in Business The trap had been set. I arranged my baseball cards in the three boxes that I had arranged in a circle around my bedroom floor. I checked again to...
