I still vividly remember that first day as if it were yesterday. It was a picture perfect bluebird October morning and the Potomac River was glass-flat and empty. As I took my first few paddle strokes away from the boat...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #71! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Growing up poor (and how it messed with my mind) (Get Rich Slowly) – “The...
Inflation continues to rage in America and just hit 8.6% for the 12 month period ending in May 2022. Regular Accidental FIRE readers know that I’m a geography geek and whenever possible try to highlight aspects of personal finance from...
A little while back on a ride a cycling friend asked me “Is there any outdoor sport you don’t do?” I had just mentioned to him how my ice climbing went this past winter, and my excitement for some upcoming...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #70! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles FIRE update: one year anniversary (Monevator) – “I have been FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)...
Two articles came to my attention recently about consumer spending and sentiment. Both articles paint a picture of tightening and changing consumer behaviors due to inflation and other economic factors. Call me a skeptic. And it doesn’t take much searching...
Inflation just hit 7.9% recently, life is starting to get expensive. Regular Accidental FIRE readers know I constantly scour the internet for online tools that help show the variance of different elements of personal finance based on geography. It’s a...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #69! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles The Arc Of The Practical Creator (More To That) – “Understand that there is no...
Back in mid-April Vanguard published a piece called The Big Quit isn’t quitting quite yet that I found intriguing. The piece discusses an interesting relationship between wages and inflation. What caught my eye was right up front in the second...
A while back I was perusing a popular mountaineering forum website and read a post that piqued my interest. The author of the post had recently started on a quest to climb the 58 mountains in Colorado called the 14ers...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #68! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Financial Independence in a HCOL Area (The Fioneers) – “Living in a high cost of...
I’ve written about the often contentious topic of getting a tax refund before. It was one of the first posts I did on my blog. I wrote about it a second time detailing how much money you actually lose when...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 4730 Miles
Running: 283 Miles
Hiking: 33 Miles
Paddling: 83 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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