I didn't know what early retirement was until October of 2012. I had a very bad, no good, terrible day at work and googled something like:How do I retire early?Up came Mr. Money Mustache and JD Roth, two fellows who had retired early. My first thought was this:What kind of scam have I stumbled upon? When does the sales pitch come??And then I read MMM's post on … [Read more...] about Ask The Readers: Your Why Of FI?
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RAGBRAI On FIRE
Almost two decades ago, my girlfriend said something like this to me:There is a bicycle ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI! Let's do it!At this point, I thought that my future wife was insane. Riding past cornfields and hog farms for 500 miles in the heat of July? No thanks.However, I went along for the trip anyway and it turns out that biking across Iowa is a lot of … [Read more...] about RAGBRAI On FIRE
10 Questions With Why We Money
Today's 10 Questions comes from Iowa! I love the American Heartland. It's filled with warm people and beautiful, small towns. I like it so much that I'm riding my bicycle across Iowa next month. See you then Amanda?And Amanda didn't mention this post in her 10 Questions, but it's pretty great and important: https://whywemoney.com/how-to-find-the-joy-in-your-ordinary-monday/ … [Read more...] about 10 Questions With Why We Money
The Real Goal Of FIRE (And Life)
I admit that I got this whole FIRE thing wrong. It all started out when a bad day at work led me to Mr. Money Mustache:My FIRE goal was to save a million dollars and leave work in about 1500 days. I achieved the goal a year ahead of plan (thanks market tailwinds!). However, I didn't leave my job. I had never considered what happened next. I felt like the dog that actually … [Read more...] about The Real Goal Of FIRE (And Life)
Be An Inflection Point To Someone
Last week, a film crew came to our home to record our lives for an upcoming documentary:The crew consisted of a director/producer, a cinematographer, a sound engineer, and Josh, a production assistant. Josh was the youngest and early in the day, he started asking me questions about my life and investing. I could tell that this was his first exposure to FIRE and probably … [Read more...] about Be An Inflection Point To Someone