Loss Aversion and the Fallacy of Enough
The Fallacy of Enough I have previously written about why I think we are kidding ourselves with the concept of the safe withdrawal rate. In review, the SWR is the percentage of your portfolio you...
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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...
Tell Yourself The Right Story
Tell Yourself The Right Story We tell ourselves the stories about our life that make it bearable. Or better yet, magical. Mystical. When my father died when I was eight years old, there were...
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....
Front-Load The Sacrifice
Front-Load The Sacrifice Yesterday’s post was all about sacrifice. Getting to financial independence requires hard work, planning, and missed opportunities. This is part of the process. While some have found a way to climb...
The Cost of Financial Independence
The Cost of Financial Independence It is easy to look at someone’s net worth and ooh and ahh. The response from my monthly income reports is fairly telling. People see the numbers and wonder...
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....
The Frugality Wars: Chapter Two-The Final Skirmish
The frugality wars is a fictional, post apocalyptic, fable chronicling the downfall of modern society at the hands of the evil Frugalites. Brought to you for your reading pleasure, there may be a lesson...
Side Hustle Profile: Landlording
Side Hustle Profile I have spent a good part of my career investing time and energy towards side hustles. I generally categorize them into two distinct types of ventures. The lazy side hustle involves...
I Live In A World of Numbers, Financial Independence Is No Different
I Live In a World of Numbers Have you ever verbalized a thought in conversation, and then paused realizing that it is one of those great truths in your life? You might have said...
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