Maybe Investing Isn’t Worth The Risk
A little while ago I had my worst mountain bike crash in a long while. Playing ironically true to the contrarian I am, I wasn’t even riding on the actual dirt trails when it happened. I had just come off...
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If You’re Not Focusing On The Basics You’re Doing It Wrong
A few weeks back I went on a different Saturday cycling group ride than I normally do and got to meet some new folks. It was a great ride, not too serious and with some nice roads and hills. I...
Seeking Stable Financial Blood Sugar
Last summer I decided to start de-risking my portfolio and reduce my stake in equities. As I wrote in that post the decision had nothing to with timing the market. I know that I nor anyone else can do that...
How I Evolved In 2021 In Semi-Retirement
I’ve done updates on my total spending and my business income for 2021. This last update will be about everything else, and how I continue to evolve in semi-retirement. Firstly, more numbers. If you’re reading this on a full computer...
Updating My Net Worth And Having Some Regrets
It’s been a long time since I’ve done an update of my overall net worth. As a matter of fact, in almost 4 years of blogging I’ve done exactly two of those and the last was pre-pandemic. A reader recently...
I’m De-Risking My Portfolio
The VTSAX Total Stock Market Index Fund went up 20.99% in the crazy year called 2020. So far in 2021 as of this writing it’s up another 18.3%. That makes for a total increase of 39.29% since Jan 2020, two...
Study: Cash Panickers From COVID-19 Volatility Lost Money
When the crisis of the coronavirus and COVID-19 became real, the U.S. stock market fell 34% from it’s peak on February 19th, 2020 and bottomed out on March 23rd. Many panicked during that time period and sold equities for the...
To Survive A Bear Attack, Just Play Dead
I’ve spent a ton of time hiking and camping in wilderness, and that means being in bear country. More specifically, I’ve spent a lot of time in grizzly bear territory which is just a few states in the lower 48,...
Okay FIRE Noob, This Is Your First Big Quiz
If you are new to the financial independence or FIRE movement in the past 10 years you are now taking your first quiz. This isn’t a test really, it’s a quiz. Sure, the markets dropped about 15% percent last week...
How My Net Worth Quadrupled This Past Decade
It was the best of times, it was definitely not the worst of times. The S&P 500 roared to another amazing high in 2019, returning an eye-bulging 28.88% for the year. But the bigger story is the decade-long bull market,...
The Real Value Of Mutual Funds Over Time
In a post a little while back I lamented that the deck is kind of stacked against us these days when it comes to being financially responsible. Whether it be the endless gadgets that are one click away or increasingly...
You Must Surrender Control
In general most of us like to be in control of things. Surrendering control in any facet of life usually requires faith and trust. Riding shotgun in a car requires trust in the driver. Taking medication demands trust in the...
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