In case you don't know, Mindy-wife has her own online presence over at BiggerPockets. Specifically, she co-hosts the BiggerPockets Money podcast with Scott Trench.Mindy and Scott released their first episode in 2018. Since then, I've asked Mindy this question every month week day hour:In a very whiny and pathetic voice:When do I get to be on your … [Read more...] about BiggerPockets Money: Mindy, Me, And More Dinosaurs!
Unexpected Bucket Lists
This post was just supposed to just be my EconoMe talk. Here it is:The talk was great. It was one of the best moments of my 2021 and I'm a better person for having done it.But then I reflected a bit more and realized I had something else to say.Bucket List Items I Didn't Know I HadI think bucket lists are silly. It's good to have goals, but focusing on them … [Read more...] about Unexpected Bucket Lists
Mile High FI With Jillian Johnsrud
This week on the Mile High FI podcast, Doug and I interview Jillian Johnsrud. We talked about her new book, Fire the Haters: Finding Courage to Create Online in a Critical World.Listen to the episode here: https://milehighfi.com/podcast/create-fearlessly-mhfi-035/Or watch on YouTube: … [Read more...] about Mile High FI With Jillian Johnsrud
The Anti-Withdrawal Strategy: How To Beat Sequence Risk
Reader note: My example in the original version of this post was poor. Thanks to Shaun and TMV for pointing this out in the comments. I have rewritten parts of the post with a better example.Perhaps the biggest financial risk for an early retiree is sequence risk. This is selling your stocks into a bad market early in retirement. Here's a fancy definition:Sequence risk … [Read more...] about The Anti-Withdrawal Strategy: How To Beat Sequence Risk
October 2021 Performance Update: Biggest, Crabbiest Month Ever!
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 my numbers.Life … [Read more...] about October 2021 Performance Update: Biggest, Crabbiest Month Ever!