Hey look, it's 2024 already. Where did 2023 go? Never mind.This is supposed to be a money blog, but I find that I don't write about money much anymore. However, I still think about it. All. The. Time.I'lll talk about my money moves for the new year at the end of this post. Before I get to that, I have some questions for you to ponder.Money Moves For … [Read more...] about Money Moves And Curious Questions For 2024
Financial Independence
At Peace With Money (And A Friend With Benefits)
In this post, I say I and me a lot. Kind of self-indulgent. But writing helps me get my thoughts together. Perhaps it will help some of you too.I just got back from Camp FI. I'm so tired right now. But that's a good thing. I'm exhausted because the event was amazing and oozed with infinite energy in a beautiful setting:There was late night salsa dancing, board … [Read more...] about At Peace With Money (And A Friend With Benefits)
Live Boldly
This post was inspired by this over at FI for the People. Thank you Bitches Get Riches for bringing it to my attention.Perhaps my most popular post is the one where I wrote about my death march to financial independence. It describes how I went a little nuts to get to FI. I worked very hard and in doing so, forgot to live. The whole point of FI is better living, so I … [Read more...] about Live Boldly
Performance Update, April 2022: Zoom Out
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.What a … [Read more...] about Performance Update, April 2022: Zoom Out
The Difficult Path To Wealth
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns a lesson he can learn in no other way.-Mark TwainWhenever the stock market takes a big dump, I feel a little giddy. Mindy and I are still in the saving part of our lives (she works, I don't [Wife-FI? Spouse-FI??]), so corrections are opportunity.We got very lucky last spring. We had paid cash* for a home back in 2020, but our … [Read more...] about The Difficult Path To Wealth