The Five Stages of Financial Independence
The Five Stages of Financial Independence I have talked in the past about coping with financial freedom. Once we reach the mountain top, we undergo a number of emotional changes. It is, however, a...
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Don’t Confuse How With Why
Don’t Confuse How With Why I have to admit that sometimes I am a little redundant on this blog. Although I never want to bore my readers, I find that there are just so...
A Life Without FI
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...
Money Goal or a Rabbit Hole?
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...
Reframing Struggle
Reframing Struggle I have done quite a bit of thinking about reframing in my life. I touched on this briefly in my post about reframing sacrifice as hustle. Reading over Dr. Linus’ blog post...
Reframing Sacrifice
Reframing Sacrifice At risk of beating a dead horse (terrible saying, isn’t it?), I would like to spend one more post discussing sacrifice. As you recall, I originally talked about front-loading the sacrifice in...
Young, Smart, and Broke
Young, Smart, and Broke Millennials are smarter than us. They are. There is no question. So it is unsurprising that a host of millennial financial independence voices have sprung up and gained prominence in...
Stop Ignoring The Financial Forest
Stop Ignoring The Financial Forest Get the heck out of the trees! You heard me. I’m talking to you recent financial independence convert. I see you raking around in the weeds. Hasn’t anyone told...
The Once I Have Syndrome
The Once I Have Syndrome There was once a little boy who looked longingly at the immense, vast world and wondered about all its uncertainty. Like most young children, he wanted nothing more than...
Disability Dos and Don’ts
Disability Dos and Don’ts Today’s guest post is brought to you by Chris Wimberly, a paid sponsor of DiverseFi.com, who will talk about disability dos and don’ts. Chris is a longtime physician advocate and...
