Mindy and I are at a big point in our lives. Our new place is done and we have mostly moved in. (More on The Project in an upcoming post.) But we also had to get our prior home ready to sell. This took Maximum Effort because:The amount of work was significant and the heat made it worse. I'm not a fan of temperatures above 85 and there was no shortage of 90+ degree days … [Read more...] about Another Inflection Point, FinCon, SoCal, Redwoods, And Demons
Macbooks In Paradise
I'm typing this from a balcony overlooking the ocean in Bonaire. Mindy and I are hanging out with a bunch of friends we met through the FI community:It's been a great trip! Here's what some of us did yesterday:I did some thinking this morning on a walk and I'm thankful today for a couple of reasons:Life is good.The question you may be asking yourself now … [Read more...] about Macbooks In Paradise
Die With $10,000,000?
A couple of weeks ago, a relative called me with this question:Should I buy an electric vehicle?She was concerned about high gas prices.I explained to her that since she already had a car that worked fine, buying an EV would be spending dollars to save pennies.Silly HumansHumans tend to think in the short-term. Here are some examples that I've … [Read more...] about Die With $10,000,000?
Will Early Retirement Lead To Early Death?
A story from Fortune rudely assaulted my news feed recently. The title of it is big and scary:WHOAHH! Everything I know is a LIE! I NEED to find another job! NOW!!!Haha. No.The article referenced a paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research which had more scary words:Correlational evidence suggests that leaving the workforce before retirement age … [Read more...] about Will Early Retirement Lead To Early Death?
Money Non-Update
When I started this blog way back in January of 2013, I was transparent with investments. I thought it was silly to share my journey to financial independence without sharing the obvious metric, net worth. I love playing with numbers, so writing these updates was enjoyable. I've decided to stop them now though for two reasons.1. I'm no longer relatable.My investments … [Read more...] about Money Non-Update