My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share my numbers. First and foremost, there are big, big changes happening […]
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The Best Health Insurance
My August Fitness Challenge is over. Today, I’ll tell you how I did, but first, something else… One of the biggest questions Americans have about early retirement is health insurance: Health insurance is expensive! My insurance is so great at work! What if I get sick? Early Retirement And Health I have a friend who […]
Ask The Readers: Your Why Of FI?
I didn’t know what early retirement was until October of 2012. I had a very bad, no good, terrible day at work and googled something like: How do I retire early? Up came Mr. Money Mustache and JD Roth, two fellows who had retired early. My first thought was this: What kind of scam have […]
Washington DC, FinCon, Planes, and Dinosaurs!
Yeah, I still have to write the conclusion to my August Fitness Challenge. Last week was insane (I came thisclose to buying a house and then I didn’t), so I didn’t have time to write. I’ll fill you in on fitness and lost homes next week. I’m in Washington DC for FinCon. I love DC! […]
Getting Rich With A Mortgage
I bought my last home in 2013. I could have paid cash for it, but instead, took out a mortgage and invested the rest. Today, I tell you how it’s worked out. Getting Rich With A Mortgage One of the great debates in the FIRE space is whether you should pay off your mortgage. By […]
August Fitness Challenge Update #3: Balance
After going nuts over the summer, I’m hitting the diet and exercise hardcore. I’m three weeks in and this is update #3. You know when you’re progressing really good towards a goal and then BOOM!, you screw it up? Yeah… So, that happened. As a result, my weight is up .2 pounds this week: Not good, but […]
10 Questions With Financially Fit Kid
One of my favorite parts of blogging is meeting new and interesting people. I’m so fortunate to live in Longmont Colorado which may be the mecca for financial independence: A couple of weeks ago, Mrs. Financially Fit Kid and a friend came through town. We hung out at HQ, rode bikes, had good conversation, and […]
Interview With The Uneducated Professional
Housekeeping note: The winners from the Quit Like A Millionaire book giveaway are Joe, Kristen, Deb, Pribi, and Melody. I’ve sent emails to you all. If you didn’t get it, send me one here. Think different. Apple made the phrase famous. To me, it means to be skeptical; to not accept information at face value. […]
August Fitness Challenge Update #2: More Steps Or More Lettuce?
After going nuts over the summer, I’m hitting the diet and exercise hardcore. I’m two weeks in and this is update #2. To Step Or Not To Step… Last year, I walked 6,685,801 steps or about 18,318 per day. As pf 8/14, I’ve walked 4,331,839 or about 19,252 steps per day. Despite my increased number, I’ve […]
10 Questions With Cooking Up FIRE
Aloha! Today’s 10 Questions comes all the way from beautiful Hawaii. Cathleen blogs over at Cooking Up FIRE and writes about food, Hawaii and finance. Reading Cooking Up FIRE breaks my heart a little bit. I’ve been to Hawaii a couple of times and loved it. I want to go back really bad, but the […]
Quit Like A Millionaire: Book Review And Giveaway
I’m giving away 3 copies of Quit Like A Millionaire. Read on to see how you can get yours! A couple of weeks ago, someone trolled me on Twitter. He had seen a video of me enjoying life in retirement including spending time with my daughters. He let the hate flow: This is entitled bullshit. […]
August Fitness Challenge Update #1: Down 6 Pounds
After going nuts over the summer, I’m hitting the diet and exercise hardcore. I’m one week in and this is update #1. I let myself go a little bit over the summer. Even on a 400-mile bicycle ride, it’s hard to stay strong when pie and cake are stalking you at every corner: Now that […]
10 Questions With Rags To Nicer Rags
On my recent adventures to St. Louis, I had the pleasure of meeting DJ from Rags To Nicer Rags. DJ is a fine human who is doing some cool things with his life. If DJ lived in Longmont or I lived in St. Louis, we’d be barbequing at each other’s homes regularly. See you next […]
July Performance Update (Day 2404): The Superior Advantage Of Inferior Taste
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share my numbers. Perhaps the greatest quality that allows me to […]
August Fitness Challenge
The rhythm of life changes when summer comes. The girls are out of school, so my daily routine goes out of the window. With a working spouse, I’m hanging out with the girls all summer. While this is wonderful and I appreciate it tremendously, it also leaves little me-time. I wake up around 5:30 am, […]
RAGBRAI On FIRE
Almost two decades ago, my girlfriend said something like this to me: There is a bicycle ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI! Let’s do it! At this point, I thought that my future wife was insane. Riding past cornfields and hog farms for 500 miles in the heat of July? No thanks. However, I went along […]