For the next 10 days, I'll be writing about my road trip to drop my daugther off at college in California. It's going to be 3,000 miles. I'm taking a northern route to get there to avoid the heat for the first part of the trip:Old Me would maximize driving, putting in 800-1,000 miles per day to get to the destination as fast as possible. New Me is taking it a little … [Read more...] about Road Trip Day 1: Longmont To Craig
Maximum Fitness: The Best Benefit Of FIRE
You can have all of the money in the world, but it means nothing if you don't have your health. Warren Buffett drove this point home at the first Berkshire Hathaway meeting I attended over 10 years ago. A young audience member asked a question about book recommendations. Buffett rambled on and changed the topic, eventually landing on this:I'd give you all of my wealth to … [Read more...] about Maximum Fitness: The Best Benefit Of FIRE
Recession? When?!??
A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a local friend who is a building inspector. We had an interesting conversation:In my head:AHHHHHH RECESSION!!!!!!And then this came across my feed:And then I read that the Air Force and Space Force met their recruiting goals months early. Some think this is a bad sign for the economy. The thought is that when jobs are … [Read more...] about Recession? When?!??
Performance Update, Q2: Not On My Bingo Card
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. every quarter.Whoah, half of 2025 is … [Read more...] about Performance Update, Q2: Not On My Bingo Card
The Question No One Asks
Money Versus Time: Change Is HardThe FI crowd has a hard time giving up old habits. Optimizing for hardcore saving and investing will get you to the Promised Land of FI. But it will hold you back once you've arrived. Two examples:1. Tool TimeI have infinite tools from all of my remodeling projects. Most of the time they're in storage, so I readily lend them … [Read more...] about The Question No One Asks