In Defense of the Ivory Tower
In Defense of the Ivory Tower I have a few hundred thousand dollars in 529 plans. We have been growing them for years. Although not everyone’s cup of tea, this lump of money invested...
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The Why of DiverseFI
The Why of DiverseFI I have now been posting on this blog for over six months. For today’s post, I felt that it would be a good idea to take a step back, and...
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...
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach?
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach? Discovering financial independence is magical. After tripping over a blog or listening to a podcast, change comes quickly. Most can plot major life reorganization in those first...
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...
My First Lesson in Business
My First Lesson in Business The trap had been set. I arranged my baseball cards in the three boxes that I had arranged in a circle around my bedroom floor. I checked again to...
Success Is not the Best End Game
Success is not the Best End Game I wasn’t going to write this post. Waking up this morning, my list of possible blog topics was taking me in a completely different direction. But then...
The Money Mind Meld
The Money Mind Meld Financial independence didn’t come easy to me. Although the actual fiscal transition was quite by accident, the emotional awakening was anything but smooth. Upon making the earth shattering discovery that...
Financial Independence is a Mirror
Financial Independence is a Mirror Financial independence is a mirror, it’s not a door. You may deny the voracity of this statement. You may try to convince yourself otherwise. But bursting through the threshold...
Is the Financial Independence Community Close Minded?
Is The Financial Independence Community Close Minded? I have found a huge amount of support and enjoyment by interacting with like minded personal finance people on social media and within the blogosphere. Unlike the...
