Time Stress
Time Stress I have two Achilles heals. Two mental health issues that continually challenge me no matter how introspective and self-aware I become. One is food. I have talked before about how food was...
Tagged: Unfortunate Truth
Don’t Confuse How With Why
Don’t Confuse How With Why I have to admit that sometimes I am a little redundant on this blog. Although I never want to bore my readers, I find that there are just so...
Money Can’t Buy Health
Money Can’t Buy Health She was prim and proper. The once baron room was filled with art work and photographs. Pictures and memories. You could barely tell that she was in essence living in...
Back of the Napkin
Back of the Napkin There is no question that I live in a world of numbers. I am constantly making calculations in my head throughout the day. Whether it is how many miles my...
Career Speculation Is A Risky Path to Financial Independence
Career Speculation We all know that when it comes to financial independence, it is better to concentrate more on investment and less on speculation. This path to financial freedom is a good deal more...
When it Came to Bad Habits, Food Was My Money
Food Was My Money I am lucky. In fact, when it comes to finances, the only reason I’m not a moron is that I was born to good parents. They taught me both didactically...
Money Goal or a Rabbit Hole?
Money Goal or a Rabbit Hole? There is no question that I sometimes eschew some basic personal finance principles. I generally feel that we are kidding ourselves with the safe withdrawal rate nonsense. And...
Falling Off the Time Money Continuum
Falling Off the Time Money Continuum Money is time. Time is money. Phrases oft said in the financial independence community and in my opinion(as of late) pure horse pucky. We have somehow mangled the...
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...
The Overmonetized Life
The Overmonetized Life The best financial plans have at least four legs. Four revenue streams that help prop up the table of your personal finances. We all know that I believe that side hustles...
