Monthly Archive: January 2018

January 30, 2018

Battle Of The Vanguard Titans

I started investing in mutual funds in 1997 as mentioned in my journey post. At the time, there were way fewer funds out there and I didn’t have enough initial deposit to open many of them. Fidelity’s Magellan Fund was...

spending

January 26, 2018

FREE With Car Purchase – Confirmation Of Your Bad Judgement!

“There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” So true. According to Wikipedia the origins of the phrase are unknown, but has been found in references dating back to the 1930s. Wikipedia said it, so truth speaks. A little...

spending

January 23, 2018

Stop Being So Cheap

When you wander the streets of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, you can’t help but get a sore neck from all the gawking. It’s an ancient city that was a key stop on the Silk Road from China to the Middle East, and...

Turnip Fire!

January 19, 2018

Area Loser Would Be Loser In Every Possible Time Period

Area loser Chris Knittle was informed by online calculator FireCalc that he would be a loser in every possible time period in history. Knittle spent Saturday morning excitedly plugging his data into the online calculator, popular with the financial independence...

life experience / outdoors and health

January 16, 2018

Failure And The Art Of Abseiling

This post is about failure. Yes I know. That’s a topic that’s been written about quite often. J Money over at Budgets Are Sexy did a cool post a little while back listing out some major failures in his life...

spending

January 12, 2018

The Best Thing You’ll See Today

My blog is only two and a half months old and I’ve been trying to establish a rhythm. I’ve been putting out my main posts on Tuesdays which tend to be longer content, with an additional post on Fridays. The...

finances

January 9, 2018

How My Net Worth Progressed To Financial Independence

What does a net worth trajectory look like over time when it “accidentally” gets to financial independence? As discussed in my journey post, I never had the goal of getting to financial independence until, well, I got there. But I...

Turnip Fire!

January 5, 2018

Comcast Raising Everyone’s Bill For Shits And Giggles

PHILADELPHIA, PA – In a corporate announcement today, Comcast Inc. said it will be raising monthly charges of customers across the board just for shits and giggles. “Comcast continues to provide the best possible services and technologies for our customers,...

life experience / psychology

January 2, 2018

Starving Cows, Generosity, And Having Enough

The cows were standing in the middle of the road somberly staring at our car, famished, ribs protruding out, barely looking alive. They clearly weren’t going to budge, and by the looks of them they likely didn’t have the energy. ...