Career Speculation We all know that when it comes to financial independence, it is better to concentrate more on investment and less on speculation. This path to financial freedom is a good deal more...
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...
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...
A Life Without FI Have you ever seen the movie Sliding Doors? The plot centers around a protagonist who stumbles to catch a train, and then the story line bifurcates into two parallel universes based...
Is Paying For Financial Advice a Luxury? I have gleefully retold the story of why I fired my previous financial advisor. On the other hand, I have also memorialized the loss of a friend...
How I Measure Net Worth It is clear from previous posts that I think money goals are more often rabbit holes than helpful. This push away from numbers has led to a certain degree...
Market Apathy I have a confession to make. I suffer from market apathy. My days of checking the stock ticker have slipped to the wayside. I used to care. I used to wait...
Money Goal or a Rabbit Hole? There is no question that I sometimes eschew some basic personal finance principles. I generally feel that we are kidding ourselves with the safe withdrawal rate nonsense. And...
As many of you know, I am a big fan of side hustles. I see them as a financial independence superpower that not only leads to increased revenue and diversification, but also joy and passion....
Side Hustles Come in Three Flavors It is no secret that I have a ridiculous love affair with side hustles. This love affair started in childhood with rank speculation and has grown over the...
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