My August Fitness Challenge is over. Today, I'll tell you how I did, but first, something else...One of the biggest questions Americans have about early retirement is health insurance:Health insurance is expensive!My insurance is so great at work!What if I get sick?Early Retirement And HealthI have a friend who likes to drive massive vehicles. He states that … [Read more...] about The Best Health Insurance
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August Fitness Challenge Update #3: Balance
After going nuts over the summer, I’m hitting the diet and exercise hardcore. I’m three weeks in and this is update #3.You know when you're progressing really good towards a goal and then BOOM!, you screw it up? Yeah...So, that happened.As a result, my weight is up .2 pounds this week:Not good, but I'm not one to embrace absolutes either. Abstinence doesn't … [Read more...] about August Fitness Challenge Update #3: Balance
August Fitness Challenge Update #1: Down 6 Pounds
After going nuts over the summer, I'm hitting the diet and exercise hardcore. I'm one week in and this is update #1.I let myself go a little bit over the summer. Even on a 400-mile bicycle ride, it's hard to stay strong when pie and cake are stalking you at every corner:Now that I'm back at home, the temptations are gone. In our refrigerator, we have lettuce, tofu, … [Read more...] about August Fitness Challenge Update #1: Down 6 Pounds
August Fitness Challenge
The rhythm of life changes when summer comes. The girls are out of school, so my daily routine goes out of the window.With a working spouse, I'm hanging out with the girls all summer. While this is wonderful and I appreciate it tremendously, it also leaves little me-time. I wake up around 5:30 am, but so do the kids. They go to bed at 8; I go to bed at 9. There just isn't … [Read more...] about August Fitness Challenge
Fitness, Frugality, and FIRE
At the age of 45, I'm healthier than I've been in decades. My weight is about 155, a two-decade low. Yesterday I ran a 5k faster than I've ever run one before. It's all because of FIRE.About The Time A Friend Said FIRE Would Kill MeWhen I first discovered FIRE way back in 2012, I embraced it almost immediately. I say "almost" because I thought Mr. Money Mustache was … [Read more...] about Fitness, Frugality, and FIRE