After a seemingly infinite amount of time in planes and airports, we’re back home from Chautauqua in Greece. I’ll have more to say about the trip later in the week, but for now, you’ll have to settle for some random observations and pretty pictures while I catch up on sleep. Castle! I had never seen […]
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Greece Chautauqua Report 2: Faffing About In Greece
I’m finishing up my week in Greece. At this time, it’s impossible for me to wrap my mind around the experience. All I’ll say for now is that it’s been incredibly fun, tiring, rewarding and amazing. I’ll have more next week. In the meantime, enjoy the photos.
Greece Chautauqua Report 1: Planes, Planes And More Planes
This week, I’m in Greece at Chautauqua. Chautauqua is an event where folks from all over the world come to talk abour personal finance, goals and dreams in a spectacular setting. Since I’m pretty busy, I’ll throw up some short reports this week with random pictures and thoughts. Planes And Plain Tired Getting to Greece […]
10 Questions With IQ Calculators
Today’s 10 Questions comes from IQ Calculators. The site has a bunch of nifty financial calculators including one that illustrates one the power of compound interest. Who doesn’t love the Rule of 72? Enjoy! Why Did I Start My Blog? I originally began my website with the intention of creating more in depth, and easier […]
Guest Post: APR Versus APY
I’m off to Greece! As you read this, I may very well be on a plane on the way to Chautauqua! While I’m globetrotting, enjoy a guest post that actually contains something useful. You don’t get a lot of that here on 1500 Days… The Difference Between APR and APY APR and APY can be […]
The Lawsuit Is OVER! Announcing Camp FI CARLorado!
A weight was lifted off of my shoulders last week. There has been something I wanted to talk about for the last two years, but I was under a gag order by the court. Here is the story. I first learned about Camp FI a couple years ago and my first reaction was shock. I […]
Fitness Update: Bad Blood And Badder Words
The trouble all happened on September 23rd. I was in the crawlspace installing a pressure regulator in my water supply line. I had a tube of plumbing crap that I tried to open like this: This was a suboptimal idea. And by suboptimal, I mean very, very bad. The knife slipped and plunged into my hand. […]
FinCon 2018: Random Tales From The Pink Flamingo
FinCon is a blogger money nerd conference. It used to be just for media creators, but now, many fans of the community also attend. While I’m still not quite recovered from the conference, I’m publishing a post before the already blurry memories escape my head. Pink Flamingos. Everywhere. When I think of FinCon 2018, I […]
Why The Playing With FIRE Documentary Is Important
Fact: People kill themselves because of financial distress. Some speculate that the Great Recession led to more than 10,000 suicides. Playing With FIRE Did you know that there is a documentary coming out in early 2019 about the FIRE movement? It’s called Playing With FIRE. Here’s the trailer: I just got back from a blogger […]
10 Questions: GoWithLess
This week, I’m at a blogger conference where I’ll be schmoozing, presenting, meeting, greeting and beering. Very busy. While I’m away, I thought it would be fun to support some other bloggers. Today, please enjoy Amy and Tim from GoWithLess. Amy and Tim are local Colorado friends who I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know over the past […]
10 Questions With Burning Desire For Fire
This week, I’m at a blogger conference where I’ll be schmoozing, presenting, meeting, greeting and beering. Very busy. While I’m away, I thought it would be fun to support some other bloggers. Today, please enjoy Burning Desire For Fire. Hi everyone! I’ll preface this by saying that I’ve tried to change the spelling in this […]