A quick note to tell you about recent online fun. Northstar Unplugged While in Oaxaca hanging out with old friends, I also made some new ones. One of them was Kristen Rainey. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot talking to Kristen about architecture, sleep, goals, and books. Kristen invited me to […]
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Nashville And Longmont Fun
Hello friends! I’m in Nashville for Podcast Movement. I’m tagging along with Mindy whose podcast is waaaay bigger than mine. But that’s neither here nor there. Nashville is a fun place with pseudo-Greek artifacts: Lots and lots of parties, even ones that roll down the middle of the street: And funky hangouts: If you’re in […]
Performance Update: 2021 Mid-Year Review
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) 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 […]
The Petersen Automotive Museum
As a kid, my dad was always talking about cars. I learned about Mustangs and Corvettes. Because I had some really crappy cars, I also learned a lot about working on them. Ford EXP anyone? Oof. Anyway, I haven’t quite been able to shake my love of silly machines. I once owned an Acura NSX. […]
The Incredible Lives Of My Adventurous Friends
I recently returned from a week in Oaxaca Mexico. Like most adventures, I now plan my destinations around other humans and not places. This may seem strange, but when you understand the origins of happiness, it makes perfect sense: The surprising finding is that our relationships and how happy we are in our relationships has […]
May 2021 Performance Update: Super Lazy Edition
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) 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 […]
Mile High FI: Ask Us Anything
I’m not going to write a post about every podcast, but this one was the most fun one yet, so I’ll blab about it just a little here. We had innocent intentions for this episode, but it eventually devolved into a discussion of asparagus pee. Doug and I had a load of fun recording it. […]
Ask The Readers: The Crappy Couch Cacophony
I was perusing Facebook last week and checked out the BiggerPockets Money group. There was a post that amused me: Predictably the comments were all over the spectrum. Many did not appreciate the well-worn piece of furniture: Others were more supportive: This one cracked me up: Finally, this one provided some food for thought: Crappy […]
10 Questions With The Financial Panther
Today’s 10 Questions comes from Kevin Ha, better known on the internet as the Financial Panther. I first met Kevin at a Camp FI in his home state of Minnesota. At one point, he made the mistake of falling asleep on a couch which was a mistake on Kevin’s part: Please take the time to […]
Camp FI Rocky Mountain
Just a quick note that Camp FI Rocky Mountain takes place July 4th weekend in Colorado Springs. I’ll be speaking along with Lynn Frair, Diania Merriam, and Mr. Waffles on Wednesday. If you think these events are just a bunch of money nerds debating whether mutual funds are better than ETFs, you’ve got it mostly […]
April 2021 Performance Update: Call Me Cacafuego
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) 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 […]
Who Are You Really?
For better or worse (mostly worse), external pressures tend to shape our personalities. This coercion comes from: Our careers: You need to impress Bob if you want the promotion! Our neighbors: Look at our new SUX 6000! You should get one too! Family: You sister (insert one: moved out, had a baby, got a new […]
How I Hired The Best People In The World To Make Me Rich
If you own a business, you know how hard it is to hire good people. Heck, it’s difficult to hire someone to mow your lawn these days. The labor market is tight. Good humans are hard to find. With that in mind, I’m going to tell you something amazing. I have some of the brightest […]
New Challenges To Conquer Old Weaknesses (Future You!)
Part of successful living is identifying your weaknesses, creating a plan to defeat them, and executing. Example: Tennis I suck at tennis. I’m going to take lessons and practice regularly. I will work had and be tenacious. I will hit lots of balls. That was lean on detail. Allow me to elaborate: Example 2: Writing […]
March 2021 Performance Update: Trailer Park Post-Mortem
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) 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 […]
10 Questions With Financial Fives
Today’s edition of 10 Questions features Gary Grewal from Financial Fives. My favorite line from Gary’s interview is this one: I hope one day it’s as normal to talk about money as it is about the weather! If we were all more open about money, consider how much better the world would be: We’d no […]