If you’re new and not familiar with my story I semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job in 2017 after reaching financial independence years before. Since then life has been so much better and I’m constantly tinkering...
Back in the summer of 2018 I did a mapping post showing the costs of the big three expenses by state in America. It was one of my most popular posts for a good year or two until it started...
It was about 1:30 in the morning and I heard my brother pull up to the house. My body overrun with anticipation, he dumped the magical bag on the kitchen counter. I tore it open and quickly sussed out the...
I’ve received numerous reader emails asking about my diet. At first I thought this was a bit weird but one recent inquiry was from a person struggling with weight loss and who’s also trying to get into cycling. They said...
Recently I was in line at the grocery store and a guy in front of me grabbed a candy bar off the shelf, opened it and started munching. I assumed he was going to pay for it since he was...
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers on Thursday not to eat any 26¢ ramen noodles from Aldi after an outbreak of listeria caused illness to virtually everyone in the FIRE community. “We’re warning consumers not...
For introverts like me, “social distancing” isn’t something I have to be convinced to do. It’s built into my life a little more than it is for a social butterfly or an extrovert. So I’ve been watching with curious fascination...
AUSTIN, TX – Whole Foods, Inc. announced this week it will be giving a massive $21 Trillion refund to it’s millions of customers for overcharging all these years. “We’re coming clean”, said company chief spokesperson Kyle Boddington. “It all started...
Your health. It’s everything, or at least should be treated that way. You only get one “you” in this life. One body. We’re getting good at replacing some parts, but for the most part the body you have is the...
One of the core tenants of the financial independence movement is to avoid lifestyle inflation. Investopedia defines lifestyle inflation as “increasing one’s spending when income goes up”. I don’t think that’s the best definition since many people increase their spending even when...
I’ve been doing regular posts on financial topics from a geographic perspective. These selfishly serve my own interest since I’m a geographer by trade, but my main goal is to help those who may be considering geoarbitrage as a way...
In an effort to appeal to cutting edge hipster’s and the frugal extreme who have taken to dumpster-diving, McDonald’s last week debuted it’s new McDumpster Supreme hamburger. “While many think of McDonald’s as a legacy company, we want to show...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 1530 Miles
Running: 126 Miles
Hiking: 19 Miles
Paddling: 10 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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