This post is all over the place, so I'll just jump right into it.2024Money: Best Year Yet!This blog is supposed to be about money, so let's start there. 2024 was slow going until November. Then, Tesla put the accelerator to the floor and SpaceX took off.Tesla: Clearly this stock went full-on frothy because of expectations that the new administration will come … [Read more...] about 2024 Review/ 2025 Planning
Fitness Update: Cookie Madness, Old Rotator Cuffs, And Progress
Time for another titillating fitness update. I last posted at the end of September. Since then, I've been hitting it hard at the gym. Maybe too hard...ObsessedWhen I get obsessed with something, I get obsessed. My obsession now is fitness. Fitness is the one thing I should have been obsessed with all along, but I never figured out how to exercise properly:It's my … [Read more...] about Fitness Update: Cookie Madness, Old Rotator Cuffs, And Progress
Performance Update: Irrational Exuberance?
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. For … [Read more...] about Performance Update: Irrational Exuberance?
What Purchases Have Made You Happy Lately?
Last month at FinCon, my new friend Paulette asked me a question that I had no answer to:What is something you have purchased lately that's made you happy?I thought about it a while but nothing stood out. Perhaps part of the reason was that I first considered physical objects. Life is pretty good and there isn't really anything I need or want. What a place to … [Read more...] about What Purchases Have Made You Happy Lately?
My Workout Routine (Muscles at 50!?!!)
Some friends and readers have asked me about my workout routine. Before I begin, please note that I'm an amateur. Before you take fitness advice from a nerd on the internet who plays with plastic dinosaurs, consult <insert one or more: your doctor, a personal trainer, other nerds on the internet, YouTube, your favorite plastic dinosaur, the Magic 8 Ball!>I'll have … [Read more...] about My Workout Routine (Muscles at 50!?!!)