#FinCon18: The Story of Us
#FinCon18: The Story of Us Defining ourselves is not easy. Especially in this community. Are we high income earners or are we frugal? Are we retire early or forever employed? Real estate or stock...
Monthly Archive: September 2018
#FinCon18: The Right Thing at the Right Time
#FinCon18: The Right Thing at the Right Time I was dying. I had been up late last night and woke in the morning slightly hung over, dehydrated, and exhausted. A quick look at my...
#Fincon18: Beginnings and Endings
#FinCon18: Beginnings and Endings I found myself choking slightly as I wiped the tears from my eyes. I have been crying a lot lately. Not the all out cry, but the blurring of vision...
#FinCon18, Community, and Financial Peace
#FinCon18, Community, and Financial Peace Sitting at the gate waiting for my flight to take off for Orlando, I have a moment to pause and think what it’s all about. This will be my...
The Five Stages of Financial Independence
The Five Stages of Financial Independence I have talked in the past about coping with financial freedom. Once we reach the mountain top, we undergo a number of emotional changes. It is, however, a...
Falling Off The Blogging Treadmill
Falling Off The Blogging Treadmill I love to talk about treadmills. You have heard me mention the hedonic, stoic, and achievement treadmills. Why are their so many? Because the financial independence community tends to...
Building A Home Based Concierge Practice
Building A Home Based Concierge Practice The writing was on the wall. I was spending hours upon hours filling out paperwork. When you support 2500 patients, the faxes and check boxes seem endless. I...
The Complicity of Enough
The Complicity of Enough We are complicit. All of us in the personal finance community. We talk about enough as if it is a static goalpost. A place we arrive at after years of...
The Winds of Change
The Winds of Change The winds of change are blowing. They are urging me forward and twisting me sideways. My life is pivoting. Not the great and sudden monumental shift, but a slow tectonic...
Early Retirement and the Growth Mindset
Early Retirement and the Growth Mindset By the time you read this post, I will be in the hot seat. I will be in a hotel somewhere, away from my home, waiting to get...
