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?
Early Retirement
What FIRE People Won’t Tell You
I'm back on the BiggerPockets Money podcast this week with Mindy! So exciting! For me at least. I enjoy podcasting and look forward to recording more when the F.O.O.L.I.S.H. Project is over.What FIRE People Won't Tell YouBeing financially independent is a truly stunning and incredible circumstance. It gives you autonomy:You love your job? Great! Stay there and throw … [Read more...] about What FIRE People Won’t Tell You
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?