FIRE stands for Financial Independence/Early Retirement. I love the first part: Financial Independence I hate the second: Early Retirement It took me a while to figure out why, but I understand now. Before I get into that, let's talk about a fundamental problem with the FIRE movement. The Problem With FIRE You're not going to get to a place of financial … [Read more...] about The Problem With FIRE
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Turn Off On Country Route FI
Ask the Readers will return next week. I have to get this one off my keyboard... When you read the words Open Road, your mind's eye probably shows you a picture of an epic road-trip. Perhaps a vacation to a National Park like Yellowstone or Yosemite (my personal favorite). I love road-trips, but that's not the open road that I'm referring to today. I'm referring to the … [Read more...] about Turn Off On Country Route FI
Six Months of Financial Independence in Pictures
My last day of work was 4/13. I've been done now for six months. That went by fast. I have a lot to say about it, but I'll save my words for next week. Today is picture time! I LOVE pictures. Now that phone cameras are so great, I find myself whipping it out (My phone! Get your mind out of the gutter.) constantly. In this post, I'll show you what I've been doing with my … [Read more...] about Six Months of Financial Independence in Pictures
10 Questions with My Money Wizard
This is the 77th edition of our guest post series called 10 Questions. It also will be one of the last. Everything must come to an end and 10 Questions will say ‘”Good bye!” near the end of 2016. If you’ve already sent me your answers or told me that you’re going to be doing so, don’t worry; I’m still going to publish you. Today we wrap up our 10 Questions series with The … [Read more...] about 10 Questions with My Money Wizard
10 Questions with ESI from ESI Money
This is the 73rd edition of our guest post series called 10 Questions. It also will be one of the last. Everything must come to an end and 10 Questions will say ‘”Good bye!” near the end of 2016. If you’ve already sent me your answers or told me that you’re going to be doing so, don’t worry; I’m still going to publish you. The tagline for ESI Money is 'Three simple steps to … [Read more...] about 10 Questions with ESI from ESI Money