How I Measure Net Worth
How I Measure Net Worth It is clear from previous posts that I think money goals are more often rabbit holes than helpful. This push away from numbers has led to a certain degree...
Monthly Archive: July 2018
Market Apathy and the Magic of Uncorrelated Returns
Market Apathy I have a confession to make. I suffer from market apathy. My days of checking the stock ticker have slipped to the wayside. I used to care. I used to wait...
Money Goal or a Rabbit Hole?
Money Goal or a Rabbit Hole? There is no question that I sometimes eschew some basic personal finance principles. I generally feel that we are kidding ourselves with the safe withdrawal rate nonsense. And...
The Case Against Side Hustles
As many of you know, I am a big fan of side hustles. I see them as a financial independence superpower that not only leads to increased revenue and diversification, but also joy and passion....
Side Hustles Come in Three Flavors
Side Hustles Come in Three Flavors It is no secret that I have a ridiculous love affair with side hustles. This love affair started in childhood with rank speculation and has grown over the...
Financial Independence is a Lever
Financial Independence is a Lever Do you love your job? My bet is that most people answer no to this basic question. Yet, one of my parent’s financial legacies to me is that they not...
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...
Money Is An Intermediary
Money Is An Intermediary We often have a problem with words in the English language. This is no more apparent than when we in the financial independence community talk about retirement. We sing the praises...
Are You A Good Financial Model?
Are You a Good Financial Model? In the last post, I talked about my financial independence legacy that was passed down from my parents. I have also written extensively before about how I have...
My Financial Independence Legacy
My Financial Independence Legacy I am a product of those who came before me. I am second generation FI. My peculiar way of looking at finances, and my path to financial freedom have grown...
