I Hate Shopping
I Hate Shopping You know one of the reasons I was able to reach financial independence? I hate shopping. No, I really do. I was reminded of this today as my wife and I...
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Moving The Needle
Moving The Needle I have been thinking alot about my own good and bad financial habits. Believe it or not, I hate dealing with details. I am much more of a big picture kinda...
The American Dream Script
The American Dream Script We have all heard of it. We have all lived it to some extent. There is a narrative that runs throughout our culture about wealth and happiness. The American dream...
Evolving Communities
Evolving Communities I talk often of the financial independence community as if we speak with one voice. As if we are one community. This deep delve into podcasting, however, is starting to show me...
My Secret Weapon
My Secret Weapon I have a secret weapon in the financial independence game. A frugality hack so potent, it probably saves me thousands of dollars every year. It is not some skill that I...
Frugality Fails
Frugality Fails I did something completely illogical upon realizing that I was financially independent. I doubled down. I conceived of a plan to slow down at work (which I enjoyed) and plotted up a...
Building a Perpetual Money Machine
Perpetual Money Machine You too can have a perpetual money machine, but you have to build it. There are no short cuts. There are no easy pathways short of speculation. Whether investment or career...
Wealthy and Frugal
Wealthy and Frugal Having a high W2 wage has allowed my family many extravagances not afforded to your average employee. For instance, we rarely get granular about our non budget. We guide ourselves by...
FatFIRE Frugal
FatFIRE Frugal I have never tried to position this as a frugality blog. Though I want to spend reasonably, my path has been full of what some would call luxury expenses. My journey to...
A Hundred and Homeless
A Hundred and Homeless I am not a doctor of finance. I’m a medical doctor. So when I enter an elderly patient’s home, I’m not expecting to do a wallet biopsy. Whether they can...
