When it Came to Bad Habits, Food Was My Money
Food Was My Money I am lucky. In fact, when it comes to finances, the only reason I’m not a moron is that I was born to good parents. They taught me both didactically...
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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...
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...
The Opportunity Cost Fallacy
The Opportunity Cost Fallacy I have written before about how the financial independence community can be somewhat close minded. This is no more apparent than when discussing luxury spending. Post in a local forum...
Are The Extras Holding You Back?
Are The Extras Holding You Back? Have you ever heard a financial independence enthusiast use the term I pay extra for that? I pay extra for childcare, or I pay extra for a cleaning...
Why Financial Independence is Easier Than Blogging
Why Financial Independence is Easier Than Blogging Ok, I admit it, bloggers tend to be a little self involved. So before you roll you’re eyes at yet another post about the process of blogging,...
A Hundred and Homeless
A Hundred and Homeless I am not a doctor of finance. I’m a medical doctor. So when I enter an elderly patient’s home, I’m not expecting to do a wallet biopsy. Whether they can...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Buying a Tesla
Good Decision/Bad Decision Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus on my past decisions to shed...
Rich Dad Frugal Dad
Frugal Role Models I am not a big fan of Robert Kiyosaki. I find his teachings too simplistic and overly vague. There is just so little substance and actual hands-on information in his writing....
Lessons Learned From Reading Personal Finance Blogs
Lessons Learned From Reading Personal Finance Blogs As I have mentioned in my origin story, by the time I started reading personal finance blogs, I was already a millionaire. Already financially independent. comfortably so....
