Eight years ago, Dividend Growth Investor (DGI) asked me if I’d like to participate in the Warren Buffett bet. For those unfamiliar, in 2008 Buffett famously challenged the hedge fund industry:Can you beat the S&P 500 over a period of 10 years?Buffett won as the hedge fund got clobbered by the S&P 500.But I like fun experiments and a little … [Read more...] about Warren Buffett Bet, Year 8: Yeah Baby, Yeah!
Random 2025 Thoughts: Money, Technology, Me
What a horrible title for a blog post! Hey, they can't all be winners.2025 was a great year for us! And if you were invested in index funds, it was a great year for you too.MoneyThis blog is supposed to be about money. Let's start there.Markets are up. Again.The S&P 500 was up 18%! Craziness. Mr. Market has been on a spectacular run. I still remember … [Read more...] about Random 2025 Thoughts: Money, Technology, Me
Introducing The FI Collective
I was listening to a recent podcast with Morgan Housel. I have a lot of respect for Morgan, so was disappointed to hear him say this:Everyone I know who retired early has gone back to work.My experience has been almost the exact opposite of Morgan's. I know plenty early retirees and almost none have gone back to work. Those that have went back to work on interesting … [Read more...] about Introducing The FI Collective
Guest Post: Is Toilet Paper A Better Investment Than AI Stocks?
Today's guest post comes from a friend I met recently at the last EconoMe. I didn't know he had a blog until fairly recently. His work is pretty great, so I invited him to guest post!I didn't give him any guidelines about what to write about. Most do their best work when they're doing what they want to do. However he wrote about something that I'm a little obsessed with; … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Is Toilet Paper A Better Investment Than AI Stocks?
Discovering FI, Our Town, And My Life
Two stories today and then two thoughts...Story 1: Discovering FI (Telling The World!)I learned that I could retire early in October of 2012. I was having an awful time at work and put this into Google:How do I retire early?It was a hail mary pass that I didn't expect to lead to anything useful. But Google led me to Mr. Money Mustache, an anonymous person on … [Read more...] about Discovering FI, Our Town, And My Life