You can have all of the money in the world, but it means nothing if you don't have your health. Warren Buffett drove this point home at the first Berkshire Hathaway meeting I attended over 10 years ago. A young audience member asked a question about book recommendations. Buffett rambled on and changed the topic, eventually landing on this:I'd give you all of my wealth to … [Read more...] about Maximum Fitness: The Best Benefit Of FIRE
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The Best Health Insurance
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
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