Privilege and Failure
Privilege and Failure I have mentioned in the past that I grew up in a privileged childhood. I really never lacked for anything. Thus I think there is a benefit of a middle to...
Category: Financial Independence
The Creation Consumption Divide
The Creation Consumption Divide I never remember reading that many medical blogs. Back in the early two thousands, I entered the community mainly as a creator. As sad sad as it sounds, I didn’t...
Five Minutes
Five Minutes I’ll see you in five minutes! My daughter giggles. She does this every Monday and Tuesday when I drop her off in the morning. She giggles again when I pick her up...
Battling The Retirement Treadmill
Battling The Retirement Treadmill Apparently, I can’t get enough of treadmills. I talk about them constantly. I have discussed the hedonic, stoic, and achievement treadmills in the past. The problem is that the brain’s...
What’s Up Next Podcast: Episode 13
What’s Up Next? Paul Thompson and I are proud to release of episode 13 of the The What’s Up Next Podcast. This podcast is an exploration of financial independence and taking the conversation to...
Would I Do It Again?
Would I Do It Again? There is a lot of grousing in the financial independence community. Especially from those of us above the age of thirty. We look at the young people in this...
What’s Up Next Podcast: Episode 12
What’s Up Next? Paul Thompson and I are proud to release of episode 12 of the The What’s Up Next Podcast. This podcast is an exploration of financial independence and taking the conversation to...
The Real Estate Asset Class
The Real Estate Asset Class I am convinced that we look at real estate wrong. Or maybe not wrong, but only view it as a mechanism to retire early. While true, rent collection can...
Six Weeks Out
Six Weeks Out I am about six weeks out from my major career change. As most of you know, I left my nursing home work, and now have settled on a half retirement that...
