A Simple Meditation
A Simple Meditation There is no question that financial independence is more than about just money. Even after the bank accounts grow to the size of hills, climbing this mountain requires a certain amount...
Category: Emotional Construct
Transforming Habits
Transforming Habits You can say it is not about money. You can scream it over the mountaintops and whisper it in the valleys. But no one is going to listen. The arguments abound whether...
Going Negative
Going Negative I like to think of myself as a relatively optimistic person. If you have ever met me in person, you might think that I have a pretty sunny disposition on life. And...
Loss of Status
Loss of Status Retirement, or half retirement in my case, is a major life change. Transitioning from the accumulation phase, to the maintenance stage, and eventually to the de accumulation phase can be daunting....
Moving Towards Life Work Balance
Moving Towards Life Work balance I like work. I really do. Although I have been talking up my half retirement, there is a reason I am not going the full monty. I derive pleasure...
Avoid The Power Drain
Avoid The Power Drain I believe we have power. That deep inside each of us resides a unique purpose and identity that are unstoppable. That embracing this power leads to life long contentedness. Finding...
The Financial independence Head Game
The Financial Independence Head Game There really is a simple path to wealth. Financial independence may be hard, but it is certainly not complicated. Sure you can argue about definitions. You can squabble about...
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...
YOLO is a No No
YOLO is a No No I have written in the past about the opportunity cost fallacy. In brief, there is an argument that luxury spending saps wealth by obliterating the compounding effect of the...
Should Financial Independence Be a Target?
Should Financial Independence Be a Target? I have mentioned several times on this blog that for me financial independence was quite accidental. Although I had financially responsible parents who were great fiscal models, none...
