I Hate Shopping
I Hate Shopping You know one of the reasons I was able to reach financial independence? I hate shopping. No, I really do. I was reminded of this today as my wife and I...
Category: Frugality
Moving The Needle
Moving The Needle I have been thinking alot about my own good and bad financial habits. Believe it or not, I hate dealing with details. I am much more of a big picture kinda...
The American Dream Script
The American Dream Script We have all heard of it. We have all lived it to some extent. There is a narrative that runs throughout our culture about wealth and happiness. The American dream...
My Secret Weapon
My Secret Weapon I have a secret weapon in the financial independence game. A frugality hack so potent, it probably saves me thousands of dollars every year. It is not some skill that I...
Frugality Fails
Frugality Fails I did something completely illogical upon realizing that I was financially independent. I doubled down. I conceived of a plan to slow down at work (which I enjoyed) and plotted up a...
Wealthy and Frugal
Wealthy and Frugal Having a high W2 wage has allowed my family many extravagances not afforded to your average employee. For instance, we rarely get granular about our non budget. We guide ourselves by...
Third Generation FI
Third Generation FI I have been thinking and talking a lot lately about financial modeling behavior for the next generation and financial independence legacies. So it hit me like a brick to realize that I...
FatFIRE Frugal
FatFIRE Frugal I have never tried to position this as a frugality blog. Though I want to spend reasonably, my path has been full of what some would call luxury expenses. My journey to...
The Value of Money
The Value of Money It is no surprise to the readers of this blog that I have enough. I have enough money to live life comfortably without worrying about the well drying up. And...
The Stoic Treadmill
The Stoic Treadmill Two ideas have been bouncing around my head of late. One is that the financial independence community can be somewhat close minded. As previously discussed, there is much hemming and hawing...
