Redefining Financial Independence
Redefining Financial Independence There are may arguments out there about the best path to reaching FI. Some are enamored with frugality while others preach to the god of W2 wages. There are even catchy...
Monthly Archive: August 2018
Two Steps From Crazy
Two Steps From Crazy I suspect that at any given time I am about two steps from crazy. Thus I have found it beneficial to fashion my own leash to allow only one more...
The Writing Stuff
The Writing Stuff I’m not a big fan of writing about life hacks. You won’t see many how to posts on this blog with the exception of real estate. Part of the reason is...
Day Two CampFI
Day Two CampFI Returning to you again form Marine St Croix, Minnesota. Please see yesterday’s post for a wrap up of day one. Day Two of CampFI started with a jog with some of...
Day One CampFI
Day One CampFI My blog post comes to you today from Marine St Croix Minnesota where I am attending CampFI Midwest. Although way to early for a roundup (I haven’t heard any lectures yet),...
Avoid The Four Wrongs of Real Estate
The Four Wrongs of Real Estate There is no more polarizing issue in the personal finance community than real estate. For every land lording success story, there is an equally compelling sob story. Although...
Margin Without Mission
Margin Without Mission Those of us who are passionate about hospice work often shy away from discussing the economics of the business. Because it is such a mission based field, often it feels distasteful...
Inheriting a Perpetual Money Machine
Inheriting a Perpetual Money Machine I have boasted in the past about not only being second generation FI but also third generation FI. My path to financial independence, however, was not inherited. Although I...
Trigger Events
Trigger Events I have thought a lot about retirement lately. As you can tell from my posts about downsizing and fading to early retirement, there are various ways to extricate oneself from W2 employment....
The Achievement Treadmill
The Achievement Treadmill We have all heard of the hedonic treadmill. Basically lifestyle inflation, instead of sating our appetite, leads to more aggressive consumerism. We have more stuff but we are no more happy. I...
