Why Financial Independence is Easier Than Blogging
Why Financial Independence is Easier Than Blogging Ok, I admit it, bloggers tend to be a little self involved. So before you roll you’re eyes at yet another post about the process of blogging,...
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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...
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...
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....
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...
Travel Hacking-Why I Refuse To Break the Seal
Why I Refuse To Break the Seal You must be living under a rock if you’ve not heard of travel hacking. Almost every personal finance blog or podcast has tackled this subject at one...
Dying Poor In America
Dying Poor In America Signing the divorce papers was probably Charlie’s lowest point. His wife sitting by his side, occasionally she would swat at the air at some invisible fly buzzing around the room....
Money Is Power
Money Is Power At the risk of repeating this blog post, I believe money is power. Financial independence is the freedom to exercise this power that’s consistent with your values and ethics. Those struggling...
