The Financial Independence Wild Goose Chase
The Financial Independence Wild Goose Chase I was sitting across from a new acquaintance at the CampFI Midwest and he was telling me about his next budding venture. He had a brilliant business plan....
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More Than This
More Than This I used to be so much more than this. I listen to his words as I peer down at my computer screen. It is a routine follow-up for his heart failure....
Financial Independence and Mental Health
Financial Independence and Mental Health I have talked in the past about the money mind meld. Basically, the realization that I was financially independent came to me suddenly, and hit me like a ton...
The Financial independence Head Game
The Financial Independence Head Game There really is a simple path to wealth. Financial independence may be hard, but it is certainly not complicated. Sure you can argue about definitions. You can squabble about...
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...
The Complicity of Enough
The Complicity of Enough We are complicit. All of us in the personal finance community. We talk about enough as if it is a static goalpost. A place we arrive at after years of...
The Beauty of No Debt
The Beauty of No Debt I am a big fan of second generation FI. I believe the knowledge and financial savvy we develop should be passed on to our children. The major method to...
Financial Independence Failures
Financial Independence Failures I think the biggest problem facing the financial independence/retire early community is lack of proof of concept. There are many people out there talking about early retirement, but very few who...
Financial Independence 2.0
Financial Independence 2.0 I have been writing a lot recently about finding our unique purpose, identity, and connection in the world. In fact, I have gone so far as to ask if financial independence...
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....
