Because of My Father, Yin and Yang
Because of My Father When you lose a parent during childhood, it effects just about everything you become. Decisions about life naturally stem from enduring this trauma. Some try to form families early and...
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Death or Early Retirement
Death or Early Retirement I choose early retirement! All joking aside, my father died at the age of forty unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm. He never had the chance to contemplate such ephemeral dreams...
Financial and Emotional Crossroads
Financial and Emotional Crossroads I have been writing a lot about the future of the financial independence movement lately. I have described what I think is the financial independence 2.0 era and what embracing...
Managing Your Money
Managing Your Money It was Captain DIY who said it. I looked up at him across the table questioningly and repeated his words. Managing your money is like plugging a desk lamp into itself....
In Defense of Active Income
In Defense of Active Income We love to opine on passive income. Whether it be side hustles, investing in the market, or real estate, there is no bigger more audacious dream than reaping the...
The Perpetual Coffee Machine
The Perpetual Coffee Machine While at CampFI this month, my brother came up with the idea of the perpetual coffee machine. Kind of like the perpetual money machine, but not really. You see, my...
Redefining Financial Independence
Redefining Financial Independence There are may arguments out there about the best path to reaching FI. Some are enamored with frugality while others preach to the god of W2 wages. There are even catchy...
Trigger Events
Trigger Events I have thought a lot about retirement lately. As you can tell from my posts about downsizing and fading to early retirement, there are various ways to extricate oneself from W2 employment....
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...
I Choose Work
I Choose Work For most our lives, work is not a choice but rather a necessity. Even when financial independence is reached, the early retirement fallacy rears its ugly head. Whether employed or not,...
