Feeling Fear
Feeling Fear I have an advantage. Although I have never considered myself an influencer in personal finance nor medicine, I have had the privilege of rubbing elbows with many of them. Being a long...
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My Worst Enemy
My Worst Enemy I have come to know my worst enemy. Intimately. The demon lurking behind every door. My biggest critic and my most consistent naysayer. This negative force has been with me as...
Confronting Inner Demons
Confronting Inner Demons I used to think financial independence was solely about strength. It is the strong move to make to take control of resources and free oneself from the burden of the indentured...
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...
You Must Expand
You Must Expand I returned from vacation to what should not have been a great surprise. This was my first vacation since starting half retirement. My schedule is better. My stress is almost gone....
The Overachiever’s Paradox
The Overachiever’s Paradox You have to be somewhat goal oriented to aspire to financial independence or to retire early. Some would say that you have to be an overachiever. There are very few slackers...
Retired Early and Stressed Out Anyway
Retired Early and Stressed Out Anyway Yesterday I used a home as an analogy for retirement. To build a home, one must have a strong foundation. Although an ultimate necessity, this foundation, like financial...
Two Steps From Crazy
Two Steps From Crazy I suspect that at any given time I am about two steps from crazy. Thus I have found it beneficial to fashion my own leash to allow only one more...
The Achievement Treadmill
The Achievement Treadmill We have all heard of the hedonic treadmill. Basically lifestyle inflation, instead of sating our appetite, leads to more aggressive consumerism. We have more stuff but we are no more happy. I...
